What this page says about Altavista was read from the Virginia DMV's own page for it, its locations page, its appointments page and its 2026 holiday announcement on October 21, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Altavista Customer Service Center at 1301-H Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517-1134: its hours, the services the DMV lists as available and not available, appointments and same day reservations, and the other offices nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Altavista, What Altavista handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices near Altavista, Before you go to Altavista, Questions about Altavista
Address and telephone
Altavista Customer Service Center
1301-H Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517-1134
Telephone: (804) 497-7100
The Virginia DMV keeps a page of its own for Altavista, read October 21, 2026, with the address, every day's hours, the telephone and fax numbers, the services available and not available there and the notices it carries.
The DMV places Altavista at 37.1209706, -79.2741456.
Hours at Altavista
| Day | Hours at 1301-H Main Street |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The DMV publishes the week at Altavista Customer Service Center as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Altavista has no Saturday hours, unlike most Virginia customer service centers, which open Saturday morning.
Altavista closes on the 2026 state holidays the DMV announced in January for its customer service centers, with the end of year dates still to be announced when this page was written; the DMV says a DMV Select office may follow a different schedule.
What Altavista handles
The DMV lists 2 services available at Altavista Customer Service Center:
- Road Skills Testing: In-car
- Motorcycle Skills Testing
Altavista is a DMV customer service center, run by the DMV itself: licenses, ID cards, REAL ID, driver privilege cards, titles, registration, plates, records and, where listed above, the road and motorcycle skills tests. Everything on the DMV's online services list can be done without a trip to Altavista.
The DMV lists these as not available at Altavista: E-Z Pass: Full-service Account Management, E-Z Pass: Standard Only.
Appointments and what you can do online
The DMV gives three ways through the door at Altavista: schedule an appointment, reserve a spot for same day service, or walk in, all on its appointments page; a CDL skills test is booked ahead, and the DMV charges $50 for a missed one the examiner was not told about.
A renewal, a replacement, an address change, a registration renewal and a driver transcript for someone near Altavista can be done without the trip through the DMV's online services; the online services guide says which transactions those are, and the DMV runs mobile offices for places far from a center.
Other DMV offices near Altavista
Altavista Customer Service Center is the only office The Virginia DMV lists in Altavista.
By straight line distance from the map point for Altavista, the 5 nearest are:
- Bedford Customer Service Center, 1128 E. Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, Suite 950, Bedford, VA 24523, about 19 miles
- Lynchburg Customer Service Center, 3236 Odd Fellows Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501-5012, about 19 miles
- Rocky Mount Customer Service Center, 305 Tanyard Road, Rocky Mount, VA 24151-1531, about 35 miles
- South Boston Customer Service Center, 2039 Hamilton Boulevard, South Boston, VA 24592-2141, about 35 miles
- Danville Customer Service Center, 126 Sandy Court, Suite C, Danville, VA 24541-4102, about 38 miles
All 133 Virginia DMV offices, Altavista among them, are on the Virginia DMV office list.
Before you go to Altavista
For a first license, a REAL ID or an ID card at Altavista take the documents the DMV requires: identity, legal presence, Social Security number and two proofs of Virginia residency, set out in the Virginia REAL ID guide and the identity and residency guide.
What a visit to Altavista costs is on the DMV's fee schedule DMV 201 and in the Virginia fee guide: $4 a year for a license with a $20 minimum, $10 more for a REAL ID, $15 for a title and $30.75 a year for a passenger car under 4,000 pounds.
The number on this page, where the DMV gives one, reaches Altavista; the DMV's contact center is (804) 497-7100.
Questions about Altavista
Where is Altavista Customer Service Center?
The Virginia DMV lists Altavista at 1301-H Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517-1134.
What are the hours at Altavista?
The Virginia DMV publishes the Altavista hours as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Is Altavista open on Saturday?
No. The Virginia DMV lists Altavista as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Altavista?
The Virginia DMV gives (804) 497-7100.
What can you do at Altavista?
The Virginia DMV lists 2 services for Altavista, the first being road skills testing: in-car.
What kind of office is Altavista?
The Virginia DMV lists Altavista as a customer service center.
More Virginia DMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 133 Virginia DMV offices and the Virginia DMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: the Virginia license renewal, the Virginia vehicle registration and the Virginia vehicle title.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Campbell County public records.