What this page says about Sumter 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.
Sumter SCDMV Branch at 430 South Pike Street, Sumter, SC 29150: 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 Sumter SCDMV Branch, What Sumter SCDMV Branch handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other SCDMV branches near Sumter SCDMV Branch, Before you go to Sumter SCDMV Branch, Questions about Sumter SCDMV Branch
Address and telephone
Sumter SCDMV Branch
430 South Pike Street, Sumter, SC 29150
Telephone: (803) 775-8559
The SCDMV lists Sumter 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 Sumter SCDMV Branch at 33.9404533, -80.3256709.
Hours at Sumter SCDMV Branch
| Day | Hours at 430 South Pike Street |
|---|---|
| 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 Sumter 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.
Sumter 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.
Sumter 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 Sumter SCDMV Branch.
What Sumter SCDMV Branch handles
The SCDMV lists 8 services for Sumter 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.
- Motorcycle Skills Test
- CDL Knowledge Tests, customers will not be able to take knowledge tests after 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
- CDL Road Test
- International Customers
Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Sumter SCDMV Branch for each transaction.
The SCDMV's Locations page shows the live wait at Sumter 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 Sumter SCDMV Branch: Security Deposit, Class E Skills Test, Class F Skills Test, IFTA/IRP.
Appointments and what you can do online
A regular road test at Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Sumter SCDMV Branch
Sumter SCDMV Branch is the only branch the SCDMV lists in Sumter.
By straight line distance from the map point for Sumter SCDMV Branch, the 5 nearest are:
- Bishopville SCDMV Branch, 508 South Lee Street, Bishopville, SC 29010, about 19 miles
- Manning SCDMV Branch, 3721 Alex Harvin Hwy., Manning, SC 29102, about 19 miles
- Camden SCDMV Branch, 1056 Ehrenclou Drive, Camden, SC 29020, about 26 miles
- Darlington SCDMV Branch, 2200 East Bobo Newsome Highway, Hartsville, SC 29550, about 32 miles
- Lake City SCDMV Branch, 728 S. Ron McNair Blvd., Lake City, SC 29560, about 33 miles
All 65 South Carolina SCDMV branches, Sumter SCDMV Branch among them, are on the South Carolina SCDMV branch list.
Before you go to Sumter SCDMV Branch
For a license, an ID or a REAL ID at Sumter 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 Sumter SCDMV Branch.
What a transaction at Sumter 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 Sumter SCDMV Branch.
For a title or registration at Sumter 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 Sumter SCDMV Branch visit does not collect at the counter.
Questions about Sumter SCDMV Branch
Where is Sumter SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Sumter SCDMV Branch at 430 South Pike Street, Sumter, SC 29150.
What are the hours at Sumter SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV publishes the Sumter 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 Sumter SCDMV Branch open on Saturday?
No. The SCDMV lists Sumter SCDMV Branch as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Sumter SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV gives (803) 775-8559.
What can you do at Sumter SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists 8 services for Sumter SCDMV Branch, the first being class d, e, f, m knowledge tests, until 4:00 pm.
What kind of office is Sumter SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Sumter SCDMV Branch as a SCDMV branch office.
Can a non-citizen apply at Sumter SCDMV Branch?
Yes. The SCDMV lists Sumter SCDMV Branch as a branch serving international customers, where a lawfully present non-citizen applies.
Does Sumter SCDMV Branch give CDL road tests?
Yes, the SCDMV lists the CDL road test at Sumter SCDMV Branch.
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: when a South Carolina license has to be renewed and titling a vehicle in South Carolina.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Sumter County public records.