What this page says about Norwich was read on October 21, 2026 from the state's own DMV office data, published by the New York State DMV on data.ny.gov, from dmv.ny.gov and from the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and those sources are linked beside each fact.
Norwich DMV Office at 5 Court St, Chenango County Building, Norwich, NY 13815: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Chenango County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Norwich, What Norwich handles, Who runs Norwich, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Chenango County, Before you go to Norwich, Questions about Norwich
Address and telephone
Norwich DMV office
5 Court St
Chenango County Building
Norwich, NY 13815
Telephone: (607) 337-1461
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Norwich at 5 Court St, Chenango County Building, Norwich, NY 13815 in its own office table, which it published last on October 21, 2026 and which was read for this page the same day.
The state gives the map point for Norwich as 42.53133, -75.52506, in its office locations data.
Hours at Norwich
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The state publishes the Norwich week as Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and those are the counter hours rather than the hours of the building around it.
Norwich is shut at the weekend, so a Saturday errand means one of the 14 New York offices that does open on a Saturday.
The next closing the state names for Norwich is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What Norwich handles
The state lists 8 transactions for Norwich by name:
- Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Take a CDL Test 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Knowledge Test Escort 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Knowledge Test Oral By Appoinntment
- Enforcement 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Upgrade to Real ID or EDL 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Dealer Motorcycle 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Dealer Plates 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 5 Court St, which is the point of the list: the state publishes it office by office rather than claiming every counter does everything.
As a county office, Norwich works under section 205 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, which has the county clerk act as the agent of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in registering vehicles, issuing non-driver identification cards and drivers' licenses on an inspector's certification, receiving certificate of title papers and handling motor vehicle enforcement transactions.
What the transactions on the Norwich list actually require is set out guide by guide: New York permit test and road test guide, New York motorcycle license guide, New York commercial driver license guide and New York REAL ID and Enhanced license guide.
Who runs Norwich
Norwich is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
That is why the hours above are set in Chenango rather than in Albany, and why the clerk keeps 10.75 percent of the gross receipts from the motor vehicle work done at 5 Court St, the retention percentage written into section 205.
Chenango County, where Norwich sits, is one of the 51 New York counties whose clerk holds that agency, while the 11 the statute excepts by name, Albany, Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Onondaga, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester, have state run district offices instead.
Appointments and what you can do online
On its office locator the DMV says it "strongly encourage[s] making a reservation" at offices such as Norwich, and that when waits are long only people holding one are let in. The same page says booking is "not available for all DMV office locations", so whether Norwich takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Norwich at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Chenango County
The state lists Norwich as the only DMV listing in the whole of Chenango County, so the next nearest counter is across a county line.
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Norwich among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Chenango County page.
Before you go to Norwich
Call (607) 337-1461 before setting out for 5 Court St if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Norwich itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Norwich the documents the transaction needs rather than the ones you happen to have: what counts for a New York license or ID is listed in the REAL ID and Enhanced license guide, and what a registration needs is in the registration guide. A second trip to Norwich costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Norwich counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Norwich
Where is the Norwich DMV office?
The state lists Norwich at 5 Court St, Chenango County Building, Norwich, NY 13815.
What are the hours at Norwich?
The state publishes Norwich as Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
What is the telephone number for Norwich?
The state gives (607) 337-1461 for Norwich.
Is Norwich open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Norwich as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Norwich?
Norwich is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
What can you do at Norwich?
The state names 8 transactions for Norwich, beginning with Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM.
How many other DMV offices are in Chenango County besides Norwich?
None. The state lists Norwich as the only one in Chenango County.