Stearns County offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with these exceptions:
Public Works (the Highway Department) is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Stearns County Service Center office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except as noted:
- Human Services Public Health and Community Corrections Divisions are open 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- The License Center office is open from 9:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. The drive-through will be open until 5:30 p.m. each weekday for vehicle registration and tab renewals, and property tax payment drop-offs.
The Parks office, located in Quarry Park, is open from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
County Offices are closed on the following holidays:
Holiday | Observed on |
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Martin Luther King Day | Third Monday in January |
| President's Day | Third Monday in February |
| Good Friday (1/2 day) | Friday before Easter |
| Memorial Day | Last Monday in May |
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Labor Day | First Monday in September |
| Veteran's Day | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Fourth Thursday in November |
| Day after Thanksgiving | Friday following the 4th Thursday in November |
| Christmas Eve | December 24 |
| Christmas Day | December 25 |
If Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, offices will be closed all day Monday, December 26.
If New Year's Day falls on a Saturday, offices will be closed all day Friday, December 31.
If New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, offices will be closed all day Monday, January 2.