SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 21, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every fact on this page was read that day from the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles' own pages on ncdot.gov, and the official page each fact came from is linked where it appears.

About this guide

Every NCDMV office by county with its address, hours and telephone, the kinds of office and what each does, appointments, the hours pattern and the nine 2026 state holidays.

In this guide: All 274 North Carolina DMV offices by county, The kinds of DMV offices, Hours patterns, Appointments and walk-ins, DMV holidays, Questions about North Carolina DMV offices

All 274 North Carolina DMV offices by county

NCDMV's DMV Office Locations page draws on one locations service for every driver license office, license plate agency, IRP office and self-service kiosk in the state, and that service, read October 21, 2026, is what this list and every office page are built from.

NCDMV answers on (919) 715-7000, weekdays 8 am to 5 pm; most offices also carry their own number, shown on their pages.

Counties starting with A 12 DMV offices

Alamance County, 2 DMV offices

Alexander County, 2 DMV offices

Alleghany County, 2 DMV offices

Anson County, 2 DMV offices

Ashe County, 2 DMV offices

Avery County, 2 DMV offices

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Counties starting with B 16 DMV offices

Beaufort County, 2 DMV offices

Bertie County, 1 office

Bladen County, 2 DMV offices

Brunswick County, 5 DMV offices

Buncombe County, 4 DMV offices

Burke County, 2 DMV offices

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Counties starting with C 42 DMV offices

Cabarrus County, 3 DMV offices

Caldwell County, 2 DMV offices

Carteret County, 2 DMV offices

Caswell County, 2 DMV offices

Catawba County, 4 DMV offices

Chatham County, 2 DMV offices

Cherokee County, 2 DMV offices

Chowan County, 2 DMV offices

Clay County, 1 office

Cleveland County, 2 DMV offices

Columbus County, 4 DMV offices

Craven County, 4 DMV offices

Cumberland County, 11 DMV offices

Currituck County, 1 office

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Counties starting with D 14 DMV offices

Dare County, 2 DMV offices

Davidson County, 4 DMV offices

Davie County, 2 DMV offices

Duplin County, 2 DMV offices

Durham County, 4 DMV offices

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Counties starting with G 13 DMV offices

Gaston County, 3 DMV offices

Graham County, 1 office

Granville County, 2 DMV offices

Greene County, 1 office

Guilford County, 6 DMV offices

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Counties starting with H 16 DMV offices

Halifax County, 2 DMV offices

Harnett County, 4 DMV offices

Haywood County, 3 DMV offices

Henderson County, 2 DMV offices

Hertford County, 2 DMV offices

Hoke County, 2 DMV offices

Hyde County, 1 office

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Counties starting with M 34 DMV offices

Macon County, 2 DMV offices

Madison County, 2 DMV offices

Martin County, 2 DMV offices

McDowell County, 2 DMV offices

Mecklenburg County, 19 DMV offices

Mitchell County, 2 DMV offices

Montgomery County, 2 DMV offices

Moore County, 3 DMV offices

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Counties starting with P 13 DMV offices

Pamlico County, 1 office

Pasquotank County, 2 DMV offices

Pender County, 2 DMV offices

Perquimans County, 1 office

Person County, 2 DMV offices

Pitt County, 4 DMV offices

Polk County, 1 office

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Counties starting with R 16 DMV offices

Randolph County, 2 DMV offices

Richmond County, 2 DMV offices

Robeson County, 4 DMV offices

Rockingham County, 4 DMV offices

Rowan County, 2 DMV offices

Rutherford County, 2 DMV offices

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Counties starting with S 14 DMV offices

Sampson County, 3 DMV offices

Scotland County, 2 DMV offices

Stanly County, 2 DMV offices

Stokes County, 1 office

Surry County, 4 DMV offices

Swain County, 2 DMV offices

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Counties starting with W 31 DMV offices

Wake County, 21 DMV offices

Washington County, 1 office

Watauga County, 2 DMV offices

Wayne County, 3 DMV offices

Wilkes County, 2 DMV offices

Wilson County, 2 DMV offices

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The kinds of DMV offices

A driver license office is run by NCDMV itself and does the license, permit, ID card, REAL ID and testing work, with appointments up to seven days ahead on NCDMV's appointments page.

A license plate agency is a contracted office that does the vehicle work: titles, registration, plates and the Tag and Tax Together bill that puts the county property tax on the registration. NCDMV says appointments are not available there. Some agencies also handle International Registration Plan work for commercial carriers, and two offices do IRP work only.

A self-service kiosk handles the renewals and replacements NCDMV's online services do, with a 2 percent card charge; the license plate agency guide and the online services guide say which errand goes where.

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Hours patterns

Of the 274 DMV offices, 270 have published hours; 18 open on Saturday and 270 open on Monday.

North Carolina offices keep a Monday to Friday week almost without exception; NCDMV ended the 7 am openings at 90 driver license offices in February 2026 and lists each office's own hours in its locations service, carried on the office pages.

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Appointments and walk-ins

Appointments are offered at driver license offices only, up to seven days ahead with new ones released each weekday, confirmed by text or email within 15 minutes; a CDL road test is booked on (919) 715-7000. License plate agencies take walk-ins only.

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DMV holidays

NCDMV publishes one holiday schedule for driver license offices and license plate agencies, read October 21, 2026: nine designated state holidays, with the days after Thanksgiving and around Christmas included, and it says it does not observe federal holidays that are not on the state list.

HolidayDate in 2026
New Year's DayThursday, January 1, 2026
Martin Luther King, Jr. BirthdayMonday, January 19, 2026
Good FridayFriday, April 3, 2026
Memorial DayMonday, May 25, 2026
Independence DayFriday, July 3, 2026
Labor DayMonday, September 7, 2026
Veterans DayWednesday, November 11, 2026
ThanksgivingThursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27, 2026
ChristmasThursday, December 24, Friday, December 25 and Monday, December 28, 2026

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Questions about North Carolina DMV offices

How many North Carolina DMV offices are there?
NCDMV's locations service carries 274 offices and kiosks in 96 counties, read October 21, 2026.

Which DMV offices open on Saturday?
18 of the 274 list Saturday hours; each one says so on its page and in the list above.

Which North Carolina DMV offices take appointments?
Driver license offices, up to seven days ahead through the NCDMV appointments page; license plate agencies do not take appointments.

Where do I get a title or renew a registration in North Carolina?
At a license plate agency, the contracted offices that do the vehicle work, or online through MyDMV; a driver license office does not do it.

What is the NCDMV telephone number?
(919) 715-7000, weekdays 8 am to 5 pm, per the NCDMV contact page; most offices also list their own number.

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More North Carolina DMV guides

Every North Carolina DMV guide on SearchSystems, 53 of them: