What this page says about Petersburg 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.
Petersburg Customer Service Center at 120 Wagner Road, Petersburg, VA 23805-9303: 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 Petersburg, What Petersburg handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices near Petersburg, Before you go to Petersburg, Questions about Petersburg
Address and telephone
Petersburg Customer Service Center
120 Wagner Road, Petersburg, VA 23805-9303
Telephone: (804) 497-7100
The Virginia DMV keeps a page of its own for Petersburg, 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 Petersburg at 37.1894693, -77.3665333.
Hours at Petersburg
| Day | Hours at 120 Wagner Road |
|---|---|
| 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 Petersburg Customer Service Center as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Petersburg opens on Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, which most Virginia customer service centers do for the morning.
Petersburg 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 Petersburg handles
The DMV lists 4 services available at Petersburg Customer Service Center:
- Road Skills Testing: In-car
- Motorcycle Skills Testing
- HAZMAT Background Check Applications and Fingerprinting
- E-Z Pass: Standard Only
Petersburg 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 Petersburg.
Appointments and what you can do online
The DMV gives three ways through the door at Petersburg: 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 Petersburg 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 Petersburg
Petersburg Customer Service Center is the only office The Virginia DMV lists in Petersburg.
By straight line distance from the map point for Petersburg, the 5 nearest are:
- Fort Lee Customer Service Center, 1401 Barfoot Ave, Room 118, BLDG 3400 RM118, Fort Lee, VA 23801, about 4 miles
- Hopewell Customer Service Center, Prince George, 4401 Crossings Boulevard, Prince George, VA 23875-1455, about 5 miles
- Chester Customer Service Center, 12100 Branders Creek Drive, Chester, VA 23831-1499, about 13 miles
- East Henrico Customer Service Center, 5517 South Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23231-4430, about 22 miles
- Chesterfield Customer Service Center, Richmond, 610 Johnston Willis Drive, Richmond, VA 23236-3949, about 25 miles
All 133 Virginia DMV offices, Petersburg among them, are on the Virginia DMV office list.
Before you go to Petersburg
For a first license, a REAL ID or an ID card at Petersburg 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 Petersburg 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 Petersburg; the DMV's contact center is (804) 497-7100.
Questions about Petersburg
Where is Petersburg Customer Service Center?
The Virginia DMV lists Petersburg at 120 Wagner Road, Petersburg, VA 23805-9303.
What are the hours at Petersburg?
The Virginia DMV publishes the Petersburg hours as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Petersburg open on Saturday?
Yes, Petersburg opens 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Petersburg?
The Virginia DMV gives (804) 497-7100.
What can you do at Petersburg?
The Virginia DMV lists 4 services for Petersburg, the first being road skills testing: in-car.
What kind of office is Petersburg?
The Virginia DMV lists Petersburg 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: when a Virginia license has to be renewed, how a car is registered in Virginia and the Virginia vehicle title.
The courts, sheriffs and recorders of Virginia are indexed separately on the Virginia public records page.