DMV offices in Raleigh, North Carolina
State capital
9 offices in Raleigh listed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV). Driver licenses & IDs: 6 · Vehicle registration & titles: 6. 3 open right now; 4 take reservations on the official site.
Offices in Raleigh
- Avent Ferry Shopping Center Driver License Office
3231 Avent Ferry Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
Driver License Office
Driver licenses & IDs
Closed for the day · opens tomorrow 8 AM · 8 AM – 5 PM - North Raleigh License Plate Agency
2533 Atlantic Ave, Suite 102, Raleigh, NC 27604
License Plate Agency
Vehicle registration & titles
Closed for the day · opens tomorrow 9 AM · 9 AM – 5 PM - Raleigh Central Services Driver License Office
4121 New Bern Ave., Suite 151, Raleigh, NC 27610
Driver License Office
Driver licenses & IDs
Closed for the day · opens tomorrow 8 AM · 8 AM – 5 PM - Raleigh IRP State Office
3301 Terminal Drive, Suite 119, Raleigh, NC 27604
Irp Office
Vehicle registration & titles
Closed for the day · opens tomorrow 8 AM · 8 AM – 5 PM - Self Service Kiosk: Carlie C's Wilder's Grove
4111 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610
Self-Service Kiosk
Driver licenses & IDs · Vehicle registration & titles
Open now · closes 11 PM · 6 AM – 11 PM - Self-Service Kiosk: Harris Teeter Brier Creek
4221 Corners Parkway, Raleigh, NC 27604
Self-Service Kiosk
Driver licenses & IDs · Vehicle registration & titles
Open now · closes 11 PM · 6 AM – 11 PM - Self-Service Kiosk: Harris Teeter Village District
500 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, NC 27605
Self-Service Kiosk
Driver licenses & IDs · Vehicle registration & titles
Open now · closes 11 PM · 6 AM – 11 PM - Spring Forest Pavilion Driver License Office
2431 Spring Forest Road, Unit 101, Raleigh, NC 27615
Driver License Office
Driver licenses & IDs
Closed for the day · opens tomorrow 8 AM · 8 AM – 5 PM - State Operated Raleigh Central Service Office License Plate Agency
4121 New Bern Ave., Suite 151, Raleigh, NC 27610
License Plate Agency
Vehicle registration & titles
Closed for the day · opens tomorrow 8 AM · 8 AM – 5 PM
More offices near Raleigh
Outside Raleigh, within 25 miles of central Raleigh. Distances are in a straight line from that point.
- Forest Hills Shopping Center Driver License Office · 5.1 mi
222 Forest Hills Drive, Garner, NC 27529
Driver License Office
Driver licenses & IDs
Today: 8 AM – 5 PM - License Plate Agency at South Hills · 5.7 mi
1251 Buck Jones Road, Cary, NC 27606
License Plate Agency
Vehicle registration & titles
Today: 9 AM – 5 PM - Freeman Center Driver License Office · 7.0 mi
1387 SE Maynard Road, Cary, NC 27511
Driver License Office
Driver licenses & IDs
Today: 8 AM – 5 PM - Self-Service Kiosk: Harris Teeter Cary Village Square · 7.0 mi
885 Walnut Street, Cary, NC 27511
Self-Service Kiosk
Driver licenses & IDs · Vehicle registration & titles
Today: 6 AM – 11 PM - Clayton License Plate Agency · 11.2 mi
896 Gulley Drive, Clayton, NC 27520
License Plate Agency
Vehicle registration & titles
Today: 9 AM – 5 PM - Shotwell Station Driver License Office · 11.9 mi
1665 Old U.S. Hwy. 70 West, Clayton, NC 27520-6566
Driver License Office
Driver licenses & IDs
Today: 8 AM – 5 PM
How appointments work in North Carolina
NCDMV says you do not need an appointment: driver license offices accept walk-ins all day, from open to close or until the office reaches capacity. Appointments are also offered online, and depending on the office and time of day a walk-in may be faster. Current wait times for each office are posted at VisitDMV.nc.gov.
Checked November 3, 2026. The agency’s site is authoritative; we are an independent website.
Step-by-step plans for North Carolina
- Get a REAL ID Documents and where to go
- Get your first driver’s license Permit, road test and documents
- Renew your driver’s license How to renew, step by step
- Register a vehicle Title, plates and documents
North Carolina DMV guides
- Visiting the North Carolina DMV: appointments, what to bring and what to expect
- North Carolina driver license and ID card: first license, renewal, replacement and REAL ID
- Registering and titling a vehicle in North Carolina: new residents, purchases and renewals
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- Fuquay-Varina (3)
- Greenville (3)
- Huntersville (3)
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