Shelby Driver License Office

Address and telephone

Shelby Driver License Office
US 74 Bypass 1914 East Dixon Boulevard, Shelby, NC 28152
Telephone: (980) 552-4240

NCDMV lists Shelby Driver License Office at US 74 Bypass 1914 East Dixon Boulevard, Shelby, NC 28152 in the locations service behind its DMV Office Locations page, read October 21, 2026, which carries every driver license office, license plate agency and kiosk with its address, telephone and hours.

NCDMV files Shelby Driver License Office under Cleveland County.

NCDMV's locations service places Shelby Driver License Office at 35.2665452, -81.4825114.

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Hours at Shelby Driver License Office

NCDMV publishes the week at Shelby Driver License Office as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.

Shelby Driver License Office has no Saturday hours; NCDMV keeps nearly every office to a Monday to Friday week.

Shelby Driver License Office closes on the nine state holidays NCDMV lists for 2026, which it says apply to driver license offices and license plate agencies alike, and on no federal holiday that is not on that list.

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What Shelby Driver License Office handles

NCDMV lists 8 services for Shelby Driver License Office:

• School Bus Testing
• Knowledge Test (Written Test)
• Road Test (Non-CDL)
• Motorcycle Skills Test (Appointment only)
• MC Skills
• Public Restrooms
• Walk-ins
• Appointments

Shelby Driver License Office is a driver license office, run by NCDMV itself: licenses, permits, ID cards, REAL ID, renewals that cannot be done online, the knowledge and road tests and driving records. Shelby Driver License Office does not title or register a vehicle; that is license plate agency work, and the license plate agency guide says which errand goes where.

NCDMV offers appointments at Shelby Driver License Office through its appointments page, bookable up to seven days ahead with new slots released each weekday, confirmed by text or email within 15 minutes or released; a CDL road test is booked by telephone on (919) 715-7000 instead.

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Appointments and what you can do online

The rule for Shelby Driver License Office is NCDMV's rule for its kind: at a driver license office it takes appointments, booked up to seven days ahead on its appointments page with new ones released each weekday, and walk-ins; at a license plate agency it takes walk-ins only. Whether Shelby Driver License Office is one or the other is in the section above.

A renewal, a duplicate, an address change, a registration renewal and a driving record for someone near Shelby Driver License Office can be done without the trip through MyDMV; the registration itself has been digital since October 1, 2026, downloaded free with a $5 printed copy on request, per NCDMV's digital registration page.

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Other DMV offices near Shelby Driver License Office

NCDMV lists 1 other DMV offices in Cleveland County besides Shelby Driver License Office:

• Shelby License Plate Agency, 118 North Morgan Street, Shelby, NC 28150-4457

By straight line distance from the map point for Shelby Driver License Office, the 5 nearest are:

• Shelby License Plate Agency, 118 North Morgan Street, Shelby, NC 28150-4457, about 4 miles
• Gastonia Driver License Office, 2560 W FRANKLIN BLVD, GASTONIA, NC 28052-1250, about 14 miles
• License Plate Agency at Eastridge Mall, 246 North New Hope Road, Suite #239, Gastonia, NC 28054, about 19 miles
• Lincolnton Driver License Office, 1450 North Aspen Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092, about 20 miles
• Lincolnton License Plate Agency, 2683 East Main Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092, about 22 miles

All 274 North Carolina DMV offices, Shelby Driver License Office among them, are on the North Carolina DMV office list.

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Before you go to Shelby Driver License Office

For a first license, a REAL ID or an ID card at a driver license office take the documents on NCDMV's proving identity page: identity and date of birth, Social Security number, two proofs of North Carolina residence and, where it applies, lawful status. The REAL ID guide and the identity and residency guide set them out for a visit to Shelby Driver License Office.

What a visit to Shelby Driver License Office costs is on NCDMV's fee page and in the North Carolina fee guide: $66.75 for a title, $46.25 for a passenger registration, $6.50 a year for a license, with a card charge of 1.22 percent in an office.

The number on this page, where NCDMV gives one, reaches Shelby Driver License Office; NCDMV's own line is (919) 715-7000, weekdays 8 am to 5 pm, per its contact page.

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Questions about Shelby Driver License Office

Where is Shelby Driver License Office?
NCDMV lists Shelby Driver License Office at US 74 Bypass 1914 East Dixon Boulevard, Shelby, NC 28152.

What are the hours at Shelby Driver License Office?
NCDMV publishes the Shelby Driver License Office hours as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.

Is Shelby Driver License Office open on Saturday?
No. NCDMV lists Shelby Driver License Office as closed on Saturday.

What is the telephone number for Shelby Driver License Office?
NCDMV gives (980) 552-4240.

What can you do at Shelby Driver License Office?
NCDMV lists 8 services for Shelby Driver License Office, the first being school bus testing.

What kind of office is Shelby Driver License Office?
NCDMV lists Shelby Driver License Office as a driver license office.

Are there other DMV offices in Cleveland County besides Shelby Driver License Office?
Yes, 1 more in Cleveland County besides Shelby Driver License Office: Shelby License Plate Agency.

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More North Carolina DMV pages

Other offices and the rules behind them: all 274 North Carolina DMV offices and the North Carolina DMV guide.

What to bring and what it costs before you go: renewing a North Carolina license, registering a vehicle in North Carolina and how a North Carolina car title is transferred.

The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Cleveland County public records.