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Opelika has 34 mapped plate readers. 32 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Apr 13, 2025 and Sep 28, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Opelika: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 36801 has the most (22), then 36852 (1). Mounted on, where known: 24 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 30, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Opelika
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Opelika 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 Opelika
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Opelika 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 64 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Opelika Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 64
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 Opelika
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Opelika were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from April 13, 2025 to September 28, 2026. 25 of the 32 were first mapped in 2025, with 23 in April alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Opelika
Flock cameras in Opelika, AL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Opelika?
32 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Opelika, AL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Opelika?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 36801 has the most (22).
Who runs the plate readers in Opelika?
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 Opelika use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Opelika Police Department and Lee County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 32 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Opelika 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 Opelika, 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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