What this page says about Southwest Service Center was read from the DC DMV's All DC DMV Locations page, its own page for Southwest Service Center and the DC DMV's fee, inspection, test and ticket pages on October 22, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Southwest Service Center at 95 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20024: the DC DMV's hours for it and its knowledge exam or seasonal tables where it has them, the telephone, how to reach it by Metro, what it handles and what is online, appointments and best times, what to bring and what it costs, and the other DC DMV locations.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Southwest Service Center, What Southwest Service Center handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other locations near Southwest Service Center, Before you go to Southwest Service Center, Questions about Southwest Service Center
Address and telephone
Southwest Service Center
95 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Telephone: (202) 737-4404
The DC DMV lists Southwest Service Center on its All DC DMV Locations page under DMV Service Centers and gives it a page of its own, read October 22, 2026, with the address, the telephone, the hours table, the Metro and parking notes, the services and the payment options this page carries.
The DC DMV's page map places Southwest Service Center at 38.877294269358515, -77.01282904253121.
Hours at Southwest Service Center
| Day | Hours at 95 M Street SW |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 8:15 am to 4:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:15 am to 4:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:15 am to 4:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:15 am to 4:00 pm |
| Saturday | 8:15 am to 4:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
The DC DMV publishes the week at Southwest Service Center as Monday closed, Tuesday 8:15 am to 4:00 pm, Wednesday 9:15 am to 4:00 pm, Thursday to Saturday 8:15 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Southwest Service Center opens on Saturday, 8:15 am to 4:00 pm.
Southwest Service Center is closed every Monday on the DC DMV's page, as every DC DMV counter and test office is; only Adjudication Services and the two kiosks open on a Monday.
Southwest Service Center closes on the 12 holidays of the DC DMV's 2026 holiday schedule, and when a holiday falls on a Monday the schedule closes Southwest Service Center on the Saturday before it as well.
What Southwest Service Center handles
The DC DMV lists 23 services on its page for Southwest Service Center:
- Become an Organ Donor
- Dealer Services
- Digital Certification
- Disability Placards & Tags
- Driver License, Learner Permit and Identification Card
- Driver License Reinstatement (Suspended and Revoked)
- Driving Records
- Government & Fleet Services
- International Registration Plan (IRP)
- Trip Permits
- Insurance
- Medical
- Motorcycle Knowledge Exam
- Non-US Citizens & Diplomats Driver License
- Order Personalized Tags
- Personalized Tags Pickup
- Parking Permits (Note Residential Parking Permit is Available Online)
- Register for Selective Service
- Register to Vote
- Regular Knowledge Exam
- Taxi & Limo License Information
- Temporary Tags
- Vehicle Titles, Registration & Tags (Note Duplicate Title is Available Online)
Southwest Service Center is one of the DC DMV's 4 service centers, the counters where a District resident gets a REAL ID or limited purpose driver license, a learner permit, a provisional license or an ID card, takes the knowledge test, and titles and registers a vehicle, orders tags and buys a residential parking permit; the DC DMV's driver license fee page prices the eight year license at $47 at Southwest Service Center, the permit at $20, the knowledge test at $10 and the ID card at $20. The license guide and the ID card guide say what each visit to Southwest Service Center needs.
A title at Southwest Service Center costs $30 with $20 to record a lien under the DC DMV's title and excise tax fee page, and the excise tax on the vehicle's fair market value runs from 1.0 percent to 11.0 percent by unladen weight and city miles per gallon at Southwest Service Center; the registration itself is renewed online, by mail or at the dropbox and not at the counter of Southwest Service Center. The title guide and the registration guide set out the paperwork for Southwest Service Center.
Appointments and what you can do online
Knowledge exams at Southwest Service Center are first come, first served inside a shorter window than the counters, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8:15 am to 3:00 pm and Wednesday 9:15 am to 3:00 pm, by the Knowledge Exams table on the DC DMV's page for Southwest Service Center; the DC DMV's knowledge test page adds that a virtual test or one at its test proctoring center needs an appointment and that a passing score must be brought to a service center such as Southwest Service Center within 14 business days.
No appointment is booked for the counters at Southwest Service Center: the DC DMV's page for Southwest Service Center asks customers to "Skip the Trip" through its online services and mobile app where they can, says vehicle registration renewals are done online, by mail or at its dropbox and no longer at the counter, and names Tuesday, Saturday, the days around a holiday and the lunch hours from 11 am to 2 pm as the busy times at Southwest Service Center.
A road test is never given at Southwest Service Center; the DC DMV's road skills test page books every test by appointment at its Deanwood office through the online scheduler or 311, so a learner leaves Southwest Service Center with the permit and books the test separately.
Other locations near Southwest Service Center
The DC DMV lists 8 other locations in Washington besides Southwest Service Center:
- Benning Ridge Service Center, 4525 Benning Road, SE, Washington, DC 20019
- Georgetown Service Center, 3270 M Street NW, Canal Level - Suite C200, Washington, DC 20007
- Rhode Island Service Center, 2350 Washington Place NE, Suite 112N, Washington, DC 20018
- Fort Stanton Self-Service Emissions Inspection Kiosk, 1812 Erie Street SE, Fort Stanton Recreation Center, Washington, DC 20020
- Takoma Self-Service Emissions Inspection Kiosk, 300 Van Buren Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012
- DC DMV Inspection Station, 1001 Half Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024
- DC DMV Adjudication Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Promenade Level - Suite P100, Washington, DC 20024
- Deanwood Road Test and CDL Services Office, 1421 Kenilworth Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20019
By straight line distance from the map point for Southwest Service Center, the 5 nearest are:
- DC DMV Inspection Station, 1001 Half Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024, about 0 miles
- DC DMV Adjudication Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Promenade Level - Suite P100, Washington, DC 20024, about 1 miles
- Fort Stanton Self-Service Emissions Inspection Kiosk, 1812 Erie Street SE, Fort Stanton Recreation Center, Washington, DC 20020, about 2 miles
- Rhode Island Service Center, 2350 Washington Place NE, Suite 112N, Washington, DC 20018, about 3 miles
- Georgetown Service Center, 3270 M Street NW, Canal Level - Suite C200, Washington, DC 20007, about 3 miles
All 10 DC DMV locations, Southwest Service Center among them, are on the DC DMV location list.
Before you go to Southwest Service Center
For a license, a permit or an ID at Southwest Service Center bring what the DC DMV's REAL ID page lists: proof of identity and lawful presence, the Social Security number, and two proofs of a District address from different sources on its residency page, most of them dated within 60 days; a new resident converts the old license at Southwest Service Center within 60 days under the DC DMV's conversion page and surrenders it, and tests again only if it has been expired for more than 90 days. The REAL ID guide and the identity and residence guide cover the papers for Southwest Service Center.
What a license visit to Southwest Service Center costs is on the DC DMV's driver license fee page: $47 for an eight year license, new or renewed, $20 for a learner permit, a provisional license, a duplicate or a motorcycle endorsement, $10 for a knowledge test taken at Southwest Service Center, $20 for an eight year ID card and no charge for one at 65, with $115 to reinstate a suspended license; the DC fee guide goes through them for Southwest Service Center.
For a title or registration at Southwest Service Center bring the Certificate of Title and Temporary Tag Application, the title or manufacturer's certificate of origin, the bill of sale, the odometer statement, the lien or lease contract, printed proof of DC insurance and the inspection certificate, as the DC DMV's title and registration page lists them for every service center including Southwest Service Center; the registration guide and the title guide set out the packet for Southwest Service Center.
Questions about Southwest Service Center
Where is Southwest Service Center?
The DC DMV lists Southwest Service Center at 95 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20024.
What are the hours at Southwest Service Center?
The DC DMV publishes the Southwest Service Center hours as Monday closed, Tuesday 8:15 am to 4:00 pm, Wednesday 9:15 am to 4:00 pm, Thursday to Saturday 8:15 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Southwest Service Center open on Saturday?
Yes, Southwest Service Center opens 8:15 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Southwest Service Center?
The DC DMV gives (202) 737-4404.
What can you do at Southwest Service Center?
The DC DMV lists 23 services for Southwest Service Center, the first being become an organ donor.
What kind of office is Southwest Service Center?
The DC DMV lists Southwest Service Center as a DMV service center.
Are there other locations in Washington besides Southwest Service Center?
Yes, 8 more in Washington besides Southwest Service Center: Benning Ridge Service Center, Georgetown Service Center, Rhode Island Service Center, Fort Stanton Self-Service Emissions Inspection Kiosk, Takoma Self-Service Emissions Inspection Kiosk and DC DMV Inspection Station.
How do you reach Southwest Service Center by Metro?
The DC DMV names Waterfront and Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro Stations on its page for Southwest Service Center, and marks Southwest Service Center as Metro bus accessible.
Is there parking at Southwest Service Center?
The DC DMV's page for Southwest Service Center says: Street Parking and Limited On-Site Parking - No Fee.
When are knowledge exams given at Southwest Service Center?
The DC DMV's Knowledge Exams table for Southwest Service Center reads Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8:15 am to 3:00 pm and Wednesday 9:15 am to 3:00 pm.
Which services at Southwest Service Center can be done online instead?
11 of the services on the DC DMV's page for Southwest Service Center are marked available online, Become an Organ Donor, Dealer Services, Digital Certification and Disability Placards & Tags among them.
How can you pay at Southwest Service Center?
The DC DMV's page for Southwest Service Center lists Cash, Money Order, Check, Contactless and Digital Wallet Payments, Credit / Debit Cards, with a 2.5 percent service fee on debit and credit cards since December 15, 2025.
When is Southwest Service Center least busy?
The DC DMV's page for Southwest Service Center says: We encourage customers to "Skip the Trip" and conduct their transactions online and by mail; Customers are advised Tuesday, the days before and after a holiday and Saturday are especially busy; Other peak busy hours to avoid are during lunch times typically 11 am - 2 pm.
More Washington DC DMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 10 Washington DC DMV offices and the Washington DC DMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: when a Washington DC license has to be renewed.
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