California DMV offices

187 offices from official California agency data. We never charge: book only on the official site.

What do you need to do in California?

• Get a REAL IDDocuments and where to go
• Get your first driver’s licensePermit, road test and documents
• Renew your driver’s licenseHow to renew, step by step
• Register a vehicleTitle, plates and documents

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California DMV Practice Test

Practice for the California knowledge exam with questions based on the official handbook, each with an explanation and its source.

• 36 questions per test
• 29 correct to pass
• 455 questions in the bank

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Offices by city

• Sacramento capital (3)
• Anaheim
• Antioch
• Bakersfield (3)
• Berkeley
• Carlsbad
• Chula Vista (1)
• Clovis (1)
• Concord (1)
• Corona
• Costa Mesa (1)
• Downey
• El Cajon (3)
• Elk Grove
• Escondido
• Fairfield (2)
• Fontana (2)
• Fremont (1)
• Fresno (4)
• Fullerton (1)
• Garden Grove
• Glendale (1)
• Hayward (1)
• Huntington Beach
• Irvine
• Lancaster (1)
• Long Beach (1)
• Los Angeles (2)
• Menifee
• Modesto (1)
• Moreno Valley
• Murrieta (1)
• Oakland (2)
• Oceanside (1)
• Ontario
• Orange
• Oxnard (1)
• Palmdale
• Pasadena (1)
• Pomona (1)
• Rancho Cucamonga (1)
• Richmond
• Riverside (2)
• Roseville (1)
• Salinas (2)
• San Bernardino (2)
• San Diego (3)
• San Francisco (1)
• San Jose (2)
• Santa Ana (1)
• Santa Clara (1)
• Santa Clarita
• Santa Maria (1)
• Santa Rosa (1)
• Simi Valley (1)
• Stockton (1)
• Sunnyvale
• Temecula (1)
• Thousand Oaks (1)
• Torrance (1)
• Vallejo (1)
• Ventura (1)
• Victorville (1)
• Visalia (1)

Offices by county

• Alameda County (6)
• Amador County (1)
• Butte County (2)
• Calaveras County (1)
• Colusa County (1)
• Contra Costa County (3)
• Del Norte County (1)
• El Dorado County (2)
• Fresno County (8)
• Glenn County (1)
• Humboldt County (2)
• Imperial County (2)
• Inyo County (1)
• Kern County (9)
• Kings County (1)
• Lake County (2)
• Lassen County (1)
• Los Angeles County (29)
• Madera County (1)
• Marin County (2)
• Mariposa County (1)
• Mendocino County (2)
• Merced County (2)
• Modoc County (1)
• Monterey County (4)
• Napa County (1)
• Nevada County (2)
• Orange County (6)
• Placer County (3)
• Plumas County (1)
• Riverside County (10)
• Sacramento County (5)
• San Benito County (1)
• San Bernardino County (10)
• San Diego County (11)
• San Francisco County (1)
• San Joaquin County (4)
• San Luis Obispo County (2)
• San Mateo County (3)
• Santa Barbara County (4)
• Santa Clara County (7)
• Santa Cruz County (2)
• Shasta County (2)
• Siskiyou County (2)
• Solano County (4)
• Sonoma County (2)
• Stanislaus County (2)
• Sutter County (1)
• Tehama County (1)
• Trinity County (1)
• Tulare County (3)
• Tuolumne County (1)
• Ventura County (6)
• Yolo County (3)

How appointments work

The California DMV offers a "Schedule Appointment" option and a separate "Get in Line Now" option for office visits. The pages we read do not say whether appointments are required.

Official appointment page

Make a reservation (official site) Official CA DMV site

Checked November 9, 2026 against: DMV Appointments; DMV Locations. The agency’s site is authoritative; we are an independent website.

California questions and answers

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About these 187 offices

Office types: DMV field office: 176 · Industry Business Center: 11.

By what they handle: Driver licenses & IDs: 168 · Vehicle registration & titles: 167 · Other services: 183. An office can handle several.

What the office counts include