What this page says about Colonial Heights 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.
Colonial Heights DMV Select at 201 James Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834: 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 Colonial Heights, What Colonial Heights handles, Appointments and what you can do online, The notice DMV shows for Colonial Heights, Other DMV offices near Colonial Heights, Before you go to Colonial Heights, Questions about Colonial Heights
Address and telephone
Colonial Heights DMV Select
201 James Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
The DMV publishes no telephone number for this office; its customer contact center is (804) 497-7100
The Virginia DMV lists Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights
| Day | Hours at 201 James Avenue |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm |
| Thursday | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm |
| Friday | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The DMV publishes the week at Colonial Heights DMV Select as Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Colonial Heights has no Saturday hours, unlike most Virginia customer service centers, which open Saturday morning.
The DMV's note on the Colonial Heights hours: The Colonial Heights DMV Select office is open Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm without appointments; Walk-ins are welcome; Please remember this office does not issue Driver's Licenses, Photo IDs or Birth Certificates.
Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights handles
The DMV lists 7 services available at Colonial Heights DMV Select:
- Vehicle Titles and Registrations
- License Plates
- Permits and Placards
- Transcript Requests
- Return Checks
- Voter Registration Applications
- E-ZPass
Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights and what still needs a customer service center.
Appointments and what you can do online
The DMV gives three ways through the door at Colonial Heights: 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 Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights
The DMV shows this notice for Colonial Heights: The Colonial Heights DMV Select office is open Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm without appointments; Walk-ins are welcome; Please remember this office does not issue Driver's Licenses, Photo IDs or Birth Certificates; E-ZPass Standard and E-ZPass Flex sold here; DMV Selects are prohibited from processing any mechanic/storage lien titles.
Other DMV offices near Colonial Heights
Colonial Heights DMV Select is the only office The Virginia DMV lists in Colonial Heights.
All 133 Virginia DMV offices, Colonial Heights among them, are on the Virginia DMV office list.
Before you go to Colonial Heights
For a first license, a REAL ID or an ID card at Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights; the DMV's contact center is (804) 497-7100.
Questions about Colonial Heights
Where is Colonial Heights DMV Select?
The Virginia DMV lists Colonial Heights at 201 James Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
What are the hours at Colonial Heights?
The Virginia DMV publishes the Colonial Heights hours as Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Is Colonial Heights open on Saturday?
No. The Virginia DMV lists Colonial Heights as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Colonial Heights?
The DMV publishes no number for Colonial Heights; its contact center is (804) 497-7100.
What can you do at Colonial Heights?
The Virginia DMV lists 7 services for Colonial Heights, the first being vehicle titles and registrations.
What kind of office is Colonial Heights?
The Virginia DMV lists Colonial Heights 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, the Virginia vehicle registration and titling a vehicle in Virginia.
The courts, sheriffs and recorders of Virginia are indexed separately on the Virginia public records page.