DMV offices in Wilmington, North Carolina
4 offices in Wilmington listed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV). Driver licenses & IDs: 2 · Vehicle registration & titles: 2. None open right now; 2 take reservations on the official site.
Offices in Wilmington
- License Plate Agency at South Square Plaza
2390 Carolina Beach Road, Suite 108, Wilmington, NC 28401
License Plate Agency
Vehicle registration & titles
Closed for the day · opens tomorrow 9 AM · 9 AM – 5 PM - License Plate Agency at the Market Plaza Shopping Center
13 South Kerr Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403
License Plate Agency
Vehicle registration & titles
Closed for the day · opens tomorrow 8 AM · 8 AM – 5 PM - South Square Plaza Driver License Office
2390 Carolina Beach Rd; STE 104, Wilmington, NC 28401-7629
Driver License Office
Driver licenses & IDs
Closed for the day · opens tomorrow 8 AM · 8 AM – 5 PM - Wilmington North Driver License Office
One Station Road, Wilmington, NC 28405
Driver License Office
Driver licenses & IDs
Closed for the day · opens tomorrow 8 AM · 8 AM – 5 PM
More offices near Wilmington
Outside Wilmington, within 25 miles of the Census Bureau’s reference point for Wilmington (inside city limits, not necessarily downtown). Distances are in a straight line from that point.
- Leland Driver License Office · 6.0 mi
20 Old River Road, Leland, NC 28451
Driver License Office
Driver licenses & IDs
Today: 8 AM – 5 PM - License Plate Agency at the Brunswick County Government Center Complex · 19.0 mi
30 Government Center Dr, Bolivia, NC 28422-7987
License Plate Agency
Vehicle registration & titles
Today: 8 AM – 5 PM - Southport License Plate Agency at the Food Lion Shopping Center · 20.2 mi
4891 Long Beach Rd., Unit 6, Southport, NC 28461
License Plate Agency
Vehicle registration & titles
Today: 9 AM – 5 PM - Burgaw Driver License Office · 23.1 mi
781 U.S. 117 South, Burgaw, NC 28425
Driver License Office
Driver licenses & IDs
Today: 8 AM – 5 PM - Surf City License Plate Agency · 24.6 mi
2634 N.C. Hwy 210 East, Suite 205, Hampstead, NC 28443
License Plate Agency
Vehicle registration & titles
Today: 9 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
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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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