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Gardendale has 25 mapped plate readers. 25 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Aug 17, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Gardendale: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 35119 has the most (16), then 35071 (5) and 35181 (3).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35071 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35071 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35071 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35071 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35071 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35181 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35181 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35181 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Gardendale
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Gardendale keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Not listed yet.
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Gardendale
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Gardendale Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 110 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Gardendale Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 110
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Gardendale
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Gardendale were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from August 17, 2025 to September 1, 2026. 13 of the 25 were first mapped in 2026, with 6 in January alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Gardendale, AL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Gardendale?
25 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Gardendale, AL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Gardendale?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 35119 has the most (16).
Who runs the plate readers in Gardendale?
None of these plate readers say who runs them yet. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Alabama law.
Which agencies around Gardendale use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Gardendale Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 25 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Gardendale change.
Free email alerts for new plate readers mapped near your places. One summary email a month.
- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in Gardendale, AL, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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