What this page says about Wausau Service Center was read from WisDOT's service center data and the Wisconsin DMV's own pages on October 21, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Wausau Service Center at 225051 Rib Mountain Drive, Wausau, WI 54401: its hours, the services WisDOT flags for it and the ones it does not offer, how appointments and payments work, the closure dates, and the other service centers nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Wausau Service Center, What Wausau Service Center handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV service centers near Wausau Service Center, Before you go to Wausau Service Center, Questions about Wausau Service Center
Address and telephone
Wausau Service Center
225051 Rib Mountain Drive, Wausau, WI 54401
The DMV publishes no telephone number for its service centers; its statewide line is (608) 264-7447
The Wisconsin DMV lists Wausau Service Center as station WU01 in WisDOT's own service center data, the layer behind the map on its DMV customer service centers page, read October 21, 2026. WisDOT's data says Wausau Service Center takes cash, checks and credit cards and is listed as accessible for people with disabilities.
WisDOT files Wausau Service Center under Marathon County.
WisDOT's service center data places Wausau Service Center at 44.908877, -89.651935.
Hours at Wausau Service Center
| Day | Hours at 225051 Rib Mountain Drive |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 am to 4:45 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30 am to 4:45 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30 am to 4:45 pm |
| Thursday | 8:30 am to 4:45 pm |
| Friday | 8:30 am to 4:45 pm |
| Saturday | 8:30 am to 12:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
WisDOT publishes the week at Wausau Service Center as Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:45 pm, Saturday 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed, in Central time.
Wausau Service Center opens on Saturday, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm; the DMV's service center page lists seven centers with Saturday morning hours and says they close on legal holidays, the Saturday before Memorial Day and the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Wausau Service Center closes on the dates in WisDOT's closure table for its service centers, 8 of them left in 2026: Thanksgiving on November 26, 2026, Thanksgiving on November 27, 2026, Thanksgiving on November 28, 2026, Professional Development Day on December 9, 2026, Christmas Eve on December 24, 2026, Christmas on December 25, 2026, Holiday on December 26, 2026, New Year's Eve on December 31, 2026.
What Wausau Service Center handles
WisDOT flags 13 services for Wausau Service Center:
- Driver licenses
- Identification cards
- Disabled parking identification cards
- Knowledge tests
- Knowledge tests in other languages
- Vehicle titles
- License plates
- Registration renewal stickers
- Recreational vehicle and trailer plates
- Motorcycle plates
- Farm plates
- Disabled parking plates
- Commercial vehicle plates (over 10,000 lb)
Wausau Service Center is a DMV customer service center, run by the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles itself: a license or ID transaction here needs an appointment made on the DMV's appointment page, a road test is booked separately under its road test rules, and a title or registration transaction at the counter carries the counter service fee on the DMV's fee schedule, $5 for a title and registration and $3 for a renewal. The license guide and the registration guide say what each errand at Wausau Service Center needs.
The DMV's service center page says no center takes applications that must be mailed in, that a Class D or Class M written exam takes about 45 minutes and must be finished before Wausau Service Center closes, and that no pets other than trained service animals come in.
Appointments and what you can do online
A driver license or ID card visit to Wausau Service Center is by appointment through the DMV's appointment page, which also says most licenses and IDs renew online without a visit; the DMV's road test rules book the skills test on its own.
A plate renewal for someone near Wausau Service Center is done without the trip through the DMV's online plate renewal or by mail, and a title transfer through eMV Public; the online services guide says which transactions those take.
Other DMV service centers near Wausau Service Center
Wausau Service Center is the only service center the DMV lists in Marathon County.
By straight line distance from the map point for Wausau Service Center, the 5 nearest are:
- Merrill Service Center, 100 S. Mill Street, Suite 103, Merrill, WI 54452, about 19 miles
- Wittenberg Service Center, 208 W. Vinal Street, (Community Center), Wittenberg, WI 54499, about 24 miles
- Stevens Point Service Center, 1001 Maple Bluff Road, Suite 2, (behind Target, off Hwy 10), Stevens Point, WI 54481, about 27 miles
- Antigo Service Center, 2124 Clermont Street, Antigo, WI 54409, about 30 miles
- Marshfield Service Center, 503 S. Cherry Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449, about 31 miles
All 88 Wisconsin DMV service centers, Wausau Service Center among them, are on the Wisconsin DMV service center list.
Before you go to Wausau Service Center
For a license, an ID or a REAL ID at Wausau Service Center take the documents on the DMV's documentation checklist: proof of name and date of birth, identity, citizenship or legal status, Wisconsin residence and the Social Security number, with two residence proofs for a REAL ID per the DMV's REAL ID page. The REAL ID guide and the identity and residence guide set them out for a visit to Wausau Service Center.
What a transaction at Wausau Service Center costs is on the DMV's fee schedule, with the $214.50 title on its title fee page and the $85 automobile registration on its plate fee page, and in the Wisconsin fee guide. For paying at Wausau Service Center, the DMV's service center page lists cash, checks, money orders, debit cards and Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
For a title at Wausau Service Center take the assigned original title and any original lien release, and know where the vehicle is customarily kept, since the wheel tax and the seven county emissions program go by that; the title guide and the wheel tax guide cover both.
Questions about Wausau Service Center
Where is Wausau Service Center?
The DMV lists Wausau Service Center at 225051 Rib Mountain Drive, Wausau, WI 54401.
What are the hours at Wausau Service Center?
The DMV publishes the Wausau Service Center hours as Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:45 pm, Saturday 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Wausau Service Center open on Saturday?
Yes, Wausau Service Center opens 8:30 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Wausau Service Center?
The DMV publishes no number for Wausau Service Center; its statewide line is (608) 264-7447.
What can you do at Wausau Service Center?
The DMV lists 13 services for Wausau Service Center, the first being driver licenses.
What kind of office is Wausau Service Center?
The DMV lists Wausau Service Center as a DMV customer service center.
What does Wausau Service Center not do?
WisDOT lists this for Wausau Service Center: All Salvage, Multi-Stage, Municipal/Official, and all Special Plates including Personalized, Collector and Hobbyist can only be applied for by mail.
How can I pay at Wausau Service Center?
WisDOT's data lists Wausau Service Center as taking cash, checks and credit cards.
More Wisconsin DMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 88 Wisconsin DMV offices and the Wisconsin DMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: the Wisconsin license renewal.
The courts, the sheriff and the recorder for the same place are on SearchSystems: Marathon County public records and Wausau city records.