The N.C Division of Motor Vehicles is set to again extend service hours at its driver license offices beginning next week.

On April 7, 42 offices (listed below) will join 50 others opening an hour early at 7 a.m., offering an extra hour of appointments and service time.

“I am ecstatic that we are able to further expand our service hours,” said DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. “Beginning April 7, 80% of our 115 driver license offices will be open for 10 hours a day, Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

NCDMV has continued to work to provide customers with more service hours to address the state’s growing population. In September 2022, the division increased the number of offices that opened at 7 a.m. from 25 to 35. That number grew to 40 in May 2023, and then to 45 in August 2023. Five more offices were added in September 2024 to get to 50. The list of 50 offices already opening at 7 a.m. can be found here.

These are the 42 offices that will begin opening at 7 a.m. on April 7:

Summer Saturday hours to return

NCDMV’s summer walk-in service hours will also return later this year. Nearly 17,000 transactions occurred at 16 offices during the 12 Saturdays of the 2024 season.

This year, the division is planning to expand to 20 offices offering services from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Saturdays from June 7-Aug. 23. The four new Saturday offices are Elizabeth City, Clayton, Durham East, and Kernersville. One additional change this season is that the Raleigh East office will be open on Saturdays instead of the Raleigh North office.

“We are doing everything we can with the number of offices and staff that we have to meet the surging demand for our services in our growing state,” said Commissioner Goodwin.

Here are the 20 offices that will have walk-in services (no appointments necessary) on Saturdays from June 7-Aug. 23 (closed July 5 for the holiday):

• Andrews – 1440 Main St.
• Asheville – 1624 Patton Ave.
• Charlotte North – 9711 David Taylor Drive
• Charlotte South – 201 W. Arrowood Road, Suite H
• Clayton – 1665 Old U.S. Highway 70
• Durham East – 101 S. Miami Blvd.
• Elizabeth City – 1164 U.S. Highway 17
• Fayetteville – 831 Elm St.
• Graham – 111 E. Crescent Square
• Greensboro – 2391 Coliseum Blvd.
• Greenville – 4651 N. Creek Drive
• Huntersville – 12101 Mount Holly-Huntersville Road
• Jacksonville – 299 Wilmington Highway
• Kernersville – 810A N. Main St.
• Monroe – 3122 W. U.S. Highway 74
• Raleigh East – 4121 New Bern Ave.
• Raleigh West – 3231 Avent Ferry Road
• Salisbury – 5780 S. Main St.
• Wilmington – 2390 Carolina Beach Road, Suite 104
• Winston-Salem South – 2001 Silas Creek Parkway

The official listing of NCDMV driver license office hours can be found here.

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