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Atherton has 54 mapped plate readers. 51 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 12, 2024 and Sep 21, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long and who can search it.
Flock cameras in Atherton: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 94027 has the most (51). Mounted on, where known: 9 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Feb 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Atherton Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2026 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94027 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2026 |
Near you: Flock camera locations near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Atherton
Most don't say who runs them.
- Atherton Police Department 14
What the Flock cameras in Atherton keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include Atherton Police Department (14).
- 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. In California, a public agency may share only with other public agencies in the state.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. California requires one. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Atherton
297 agencies can search reads from the Atherton Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Atherton Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 297
- Other organizations on its list
- 4
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 53
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 65
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Atherton
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Atherton were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 12, 2024 to September 21, 2026. 38 of the 51 were first mapped in 2025, with 31 in October alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Atherton: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Atherton?
51 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Atherton, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Atherton?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 94027 has the most (51).
Who runs the plate readers in Atherton?
Most don't say who runs them, and Atherton Police Department is tagged on 14. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within California law.
Which agencies around Atherton use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Atherton Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 51 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Has anyone checked these cameras on the ground?
1 carries a ground-check date, marked ✓ in its row.
Know when cameras in Atherton 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 Atherton, CA, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- California Civil Code §1798.90.51: the use and privacy policy rule for plate readers
- California Civil Code §1798.90.55: the rule on who a public agency may share reads with
- 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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