What this page says about Franconia 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.
Franconia Customer Service Center at 6306 Grovedale Drive, Alexandria, VA 22310-2551: 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 Franconia, What Franconia handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices near Franconia, Before you go to Franconia, Questions about Franconia
Address and telephone
Franconia Customer Service Center
6306 Grovedale Drive, Alexandria, VA 22310-2551
Telephone: (804) 497-7100
The Virginia DMV keeps a page of its own for Franconia, 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 Franconia at 38.780216, -77.151358.
Hours at Franconia
| Day | Hours at 6306 Grovedale Drive |
|---|---|
| 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 | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
The DMV publishes the week at Franconia Customer Service Center as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Franconia opens on Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, which most Virginia customer service centers do for the morning.
Franconia 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 Franconia handles
The DMV lists 4 services available at Franconia Customer Service Center:
- Road Skills Testing: In-car
- Motorcycle Skills Testing
- HAZMAT Background Check Applications and Fingerprinting
- E-Z Pass: Standard Only
Franconia 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 Franconia.
Appointments and what you can do online
The DMV gives three ways through the door at Franconia: 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 Franconia 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 Franconia
The Virginia DMV lists 2 other DMV offices in Alexandria besides Franconia:
- Alexandria Customer Service Center, 2681 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314-4680
- AAA Alexandria DMV Select, 2231 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314
By straight line distance from the map point for Franconia, the 5 nearest are:
- Alexandria Customer Service Center, 2681 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314-4680, about 4 miles
- Arlington Customer Service Center, 4150 South Four Mile Run Drive, 4150 South Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington, VA 22206-1106, about 6 miles
- Lorton Customer Service Center, 7714 Gunston Plaza, Lorton, VA 22079, about 6 miles
- Arlington Metro at Va. Square Customer Service Center, 3434 North Washington Blvd. Suite RET01, Arlington, VA 22201, about 8 miles
- Fairfax Braddock Road Customer Service Center, 9855 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA 22032, about 8 miles
All 133 Virginia DMV offices, Franconia among them, are on the Virginia DMV office list.
Before you go to Franconia
For a first license, a REAL ID or an ID card at Franconia 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 Franconia 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 Franconia; the DMV's contact center is (804) 497-7100.
Questions about Franconia
Where is Franconia Customer Service Center?
The Virginia DMV lists Franconia at 6306 Grovedale Drive, Alexandria, VA 22310-2551.
What are the hours at Franconia?
The Virginia DMV publishes the Franconia hours as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Franconia open on Saturday?
Yes, Franconia opens 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Franconia?
The Virginia DMV gives (804) 497-7100.
What can you do at Franconia?
The Virginia DMV lists 4 services for Franconia, the first being road skills testing: in-car.
What kind of office is Franconia?
The Virginia DMV lists Franconia as a customer service center.
Are there other DMV offices in Alexandria besides Franconia?
Yes, 2 more in Alexandria besides Franconia: Alexandria Customer Service Center and AAA Alexandria DMV Select.
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, registering a vehicle in Virginia and titling a vehicle in Virginia.
The courts, sheriffs and recorders of Virginia are indexed separately on the Virginia public records page.