What this page says about Chatham 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.
Chatham DMV Select at 131 S. Main Street, Chatham, VA 24531: 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 Chatham, What Chatham handles, Appointments and what you can do online, The notice DMV shows for Chatham, Other DMV offices near Chatham, Before you go to Chatham, Questions about Chatham
Address and telephone
Chatham DMV Select
131 S. Main Street, Chatham, VA 24531
The DMV publishes no telephone number for this office; its customer contact center is (804) 497-7100
The Virginia DMV lists Chatham among its DMV Select offices on its locations page, read October 21, 2026; a DMV Select is run by a local government or business for vehicle transactions, and the DMV gives for it what the operator publishes, which is quoted on this page.
Hours at Chatham
| Day | Hours at 131 S. Main Street |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm |
| Thursday | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm |
| Friday | 8:30 am to 11:30 am |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The DMV publishes the week at Chatham DMV Select as Monday to Thursday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Friday 8:30 am to 11:30 am, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Chatham has no Saturday hours, unlike most Virginia customer service centers, which open Saturday morning.
The DMV's note on the Chatham hours: The Chatham DMV Select office is open without appointments Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm and Friday 8:30am-11:30am.
Chatham 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 Chatham handles
The DMV lists 6 services available at Chatham DMV Select:
- Vehicle Titles and Registrations
- License Plates
- Permits and Placards
- Transcript Requests
- Return Checks
- Voter Registration Applications
Chatham is a DMV Select office: the DMV's DMV Select page explains that these are run by local governments or businesses for vehicle transactions, registration renewals, titles, plates and placards among them, and that they issue no driver license or ID card and process no mechanic or storage lien title. The DMV Select guide says what to take to Chatham and what still needs a customer service center.
Appointments and what you can do online
The DMV gives three ways through the door at Chatham: 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 Chatham 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.
The notice DMV shows for Chatham
The DMV shows this notice for Chatham: DMV Selects are prohibited from processing any mechanic/storage lien titles; The Chatham DMV Select office is open without appointments Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm and Friday 8:30am-11:30am.
Other DMV offices near Chatham
Chatham DMV Select is the only office The Virginia DMV lists in Chatham.
All 133 Virginia DMV offices, Chatham among them, are on the Virginia DMV office list.
Before you go to Chatham
For a first license, a REAL ID or an ID card at Chatham 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 Chatham 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 Chatham; the DMV's contact center is (804) 497-7100.
Questions about Chatham
Where is Chatham DMV Select?
The Virginia DMV lists Chatham at 131 S. Main Street, Chatham, VA 24531.
What are the hours at Chatham?
The Virginia DMV publishes the Chatham hours as Monday to Thursday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Friday 8:30 am to 11:30 am, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Is Chatham open on Saturday?
No. The Virginia DMV lists Chatham as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Chatham?
The DMV publishes no number for Chatham; its contact center is (804) 497-7100.
What can you do at Chatham?
The Virginia DMV lists 6 services for Chatham, the first being vehicle titles and registrations.
What kind of office is Chatham?
The Virginia DMV lists Chatham as a DMV Select office, vehicle services only, run by a local government or business.
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: when a Virginia license has to be renewed, how a car is registered in Virginia and titling a vehicle in Virginia.
For the same place, the court cases, jail bookings and deeds are on SearchSystems: Pittsylvania County public records.