What this page says about Owego 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.
Owego DMV Office at 56 Main St, Owego, NY 13827: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Tioga County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Owego, What Owego handles, Who runs Owego, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Tioga County, Before you go to Owego, Questions about Owego
Address and telephone
Owego DMV office
56 Main St
Owego, NY 13827
Telephone: (607) 687-8250
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Owego at 56 Main St, Owego, NY 13827 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 Owego as 42.10142, -76.26691, in its office locations data.
Hours at Owego
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The state publishes the Owego week as Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM, and those are the counter hours rather than the hours of the building around it.
Owego 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 Owego is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What Owego handles
The state lists 6 transactions for Owego by name:
- Dealer Plates
- Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Take a CDL Test 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Knowledge Test Escort 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Enforcement 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
- Upgrade to Real ID or EDL 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 56 Main 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, Owego 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 Owego 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 Owego
Owego is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
That is why the hours above are set in Tioga rather than in Albany, and why the clerk keeps 10.75 percent of the gross receipts from the motor vehicle work done at 56 Main St, the retention percentage written into section 205.
Tioga County, where Owego 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 Owego, 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 Owego takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Owego at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Tioga County
The state lists Owego as the only DMV listing in the whole of Tioga County, so the next nearest counter is across a county line.
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Owego among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Tioga County page.
Before you go to Owego
Call (607) 687-8250 before setting out for 56 Main St if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Owego itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Owego 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 Owego costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Owego counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Owego
Where is the Owego DMV office?
The state lists Owego at 56 Main St, Owego, NY 13827.
What are the hours at Owego?
The state publishes Owego as Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM.
What is the telephone number for Owego?
The state gives (607) 687-8250 for Owego.
Is Owego open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Owego as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Owego?
Owego is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
What can you do at Owego?
The state names 6 transactions for Owego, beginning with Dealer Plates.
How many other DMV offices are in Tioga County besides Owego?
None. The state lists Owego as the only one in Tioga County.