What this page says about Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch was read from the SCDMV's locations feed, the branch's own page and the SCDMV's fee and document pages on October 21, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch at 946 Orleans Rd., Charleston, SC 29407: its hours, the tests and services the SCDMV lists for it, how road test appointments and walk-ins work, what to bring, and the other branches nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch, What Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other SCDMV branches near Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch, Before you go to Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch, Questions about Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch
Address and telephone
Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch
946 Orleans Rd., Charleston, SC 29407
Telephone: (843) 852-2636
The SCDMV lists Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch in the locations feed behind its Locations and Wait Times page, read October 21, 2026, and gives it its own page with the day's wait times.
The SCDMV locations feed places Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch at 32.7991924, -80.0297809.
Hours at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch
| Day | Hours at 946 Orleans Rd. |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The SCDMV publishes the week at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch as Monday and Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday and Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed, in Eastern time.
Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch has no Saturday hours; the SCDMV feed gives every branch a Monday to Friday week, opening at 8:30 am except on Wednesday, when every branch opens at 9:30 am.
Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch closes on the state holidays; the SCDMV publishes a closing for a branch as a notice in its feed, and this page carries the notice where the feed gives one for Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch.
What Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch handles
The SCDMV lists 6 services for Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch, with the hours each one runs:
- Class D, E, F, M Knowledge Tests, until 4:00 PM
- Driver's License (Class D) Road Test
- Walk-in Road Tests, walk-in Road Test available until 1:30 PM
- Road Test Appointments, appointments are required from 2 pm to 4 pm.
- CDL Knowledge Tests, customers will not be able to take knowledge tests after 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
- International Customers
Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch is an SCDMV branch office, run by the Department of Motor Vehicles itself, where a driver's license, a beginner's permit, an ID card, a title, a registration and a plate are all done at the same counters; the service table above is the SCDMV's own, saying which tests Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch gives and until what hour, and the SCDMV's testing page says what each test needs. The license guide and the registration guide say what to bring to Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch for each transaction.
The SCDMV's Locations page shows the live wait at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch, counting the customers who have checked in with the greeter and taken a ticket, and a customer can check in from a phone through the link on the branch's own page.
The SCDMV lists these as not given at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch: Security Deposit, Class E Skills Test, Class F Skills Test, Motorcycle Skills Test, CDL Road Test, IFTA/IRP.
Appointments and what you can do online
A regular road test at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch is by appointment from 2 pm to 4 pm and walk-in until 1:30 pm where the SCDMV lists walk-in tests for the branch, per its road test page and the service table above; the rest of a visit is a walk-in during the week above, with the SCDMV's Locations page showing the wait before the trip.
A license renewal, a registration renewal, a duplicate or a record for someone near Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch is done without the trip through SCDMV online services, under the SCDMV's renewal rules; the online services guide says which transactions qualify.
Other SCDMV branches near Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch
Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch is the only branch the SCDMV lists in Charleston.
By straight line distance from the map point for Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch, the 5 nearest are:
- Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch, 3790 Leeds Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405, about 3 miles
- Charleston - Mount Pleasant SCDMV Branch, 1189 Sweetgrass Basket Parkway Suite 500, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466, about 12 miles
- Ladson SCDMV Branch, 135 Wimberly Drive, Ladson, SC 29456, about 14 miles
- Moncks Corner SCDMV Branch, 1005 N U.S. Hwy 52, Moncks Corner, SC 29641, about 27 miles
- Walterboro SCDMV Branch, 102 Mable T. Willis Blvd., Walterboro, SC 29488, about 39 miles
All 65 South Carolina SCDMV branches, Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch among them, are on the South Carolina SCDMV branch list.
Before you go to Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch
For a license, an ID or a REAL ID at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch take the documents on the SCDMV's United States citizens' checklist or, for a lawfully present non-citizen, its non-citizen page and checklist: identity and date of birth, citizenship or lawful presence, the Social Security number, a South Carolina address proof issued within nine months, two from different sources for a REAL ID. The REAL ID guide and the identity and residence guide set them out for a visit to Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch.
What a transaction at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch costs is on the SCDMV's fee schedule: the $25 eight year license, the $15 title, the $40 passenger registration for two years, the infrastructure maintenance fee on a purchase, and $1 plus 1.7 percent on a card payment; the South Carolina fee guide goes through them for a visit to Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch.
For a title or registration at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch bring the county's paid vehicle property tax receipt first, the assigned title and the insurer's name, as the SCDMV's registration page requires; the property tax guide and the infrastructure maintenance fee guide cover the two charges a Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch visit does not collect at the counter.
Questions about Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch
Where is Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch at 946 Orleans Rd., Charleston, SC 29407.
What are the hours at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV publishes the Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch hours as Monday and Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday and Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Is Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch open on Saturday?
No. The SCDMV lists Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV gives (843) 852-2636.
What can you do at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists 6 services for Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch, the first being class d, e, f, m knowledge tests, until 4:00 pm.
What kind of office is Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch as a SCDMV branch office.
Can a non-citizen apply at Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch?
Yes. The SCDMV lists Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch as a branch serving international customers, where a lawfully present non-citizen applies.
More South Carolina DMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 65 South Carolina DMV offices and the South Carolina DMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: the South Carolina license renewal and how a South Carolina car title is transferred.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Charleston County public records.