What this page says about Staunton 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.
Staunton Customer Service Center at 17 First Street, Staunton, VA 24401-5532: 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 Staunton, What Staunton handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices near Staunton, Before you go to Staunton, Questions about Staunton
Address and telephone
Staunton Customer Service Center
17 First Street, Staunton, VA 24401-5532
Telephone: (804) 497-7100
The Virginia DMV keeps a page of its own for Staunton, 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 Staunton at 38.116983, -79.069056.
Hours at Staunton
| Day | Hours at 17 First 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 Staunton Customer Service Center as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Staunton has no Saturday hours, unlike most Virginia customer service centers, which open Saturday morning.
Staunton 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 Staunton handles
The DMV lists 1 service available at Staunton Customer Service Center:
- Road Skills Testing: In-car
Staunton 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 Staunton.
The DMV lists these as not available at Staunton: Motorcycle Skills Testing, 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 Staunton: 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 Staunton 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 Staunton
Staunton Customer Service Center is the only office The Virginia DMV lists in Staunton.
By straight line distance from the map point for Staunton, the 5 nearest are:
- Waynesboro Customer Service Center, 998 Hopeman Parkway, 998 Hopeman Parkway, Waynesboro, VA 22980-1824, about 10 miles
- Harrisonburg Customer Service Center, 3281 Peoples Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22801-7600, about 22 miles
- Lexington Customer Service Center, 110 East Midland Trail, Lexington, VA 24450-5700, about 31 miles
- Charlottesville Customer Service Center, 2055 Abbey Road, 2055 Abbey Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911-3540, about 35 miles
- Lynchburg Customer Service Center, 3236 Odd Fellows Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501-5012, about 51 miles
All 133 Virginia DMV offices, Staunton among them, are on the Virginia DMV office list.
Before you go to Staunton
For a first license, a REAL ID or an ID card at Staunton 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 Staunton 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 Staunton; the DMV's contact center is (804) 497-7100.
Questions about Staunton
Where is Staunton Customer Service Center?
The Virginia DMV lists Staunton at 17 First Street, Staunton, VA 24401-5532.
What are the hours at Staunton?
The Virginia DMV publishes the Staunton hours as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Is Staunton open on Saturday?
No. The Virginia DMV lists Staunton as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Staunton?
The Virginia DMV gives (804) 497-7100.
What can you do at Staunton?
The Virginia DMV lists 1 services for Staunton, the first being road skills testing: in-car.
What kind of office is Staunton?
The Virginia DMV lists Staunton 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, the Virginia vehicle registration and how a Virginia car title is transferred.
The courts, sheriffs and recorders of Virginia are indexed separately on the Virginia public records page.