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Hanford has 28 mapped plate readers. 23 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 22, 2025 and Oct 31, 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 Hanford: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 93230 has the most (10). Mounted on, where known: 9 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 (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 93230 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 93230 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 93230 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 93230 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 93230 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 93230 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 93230 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 93230 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 93230 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 93230 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Calcot | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Hanford
Most don't say who runs them.
- Calcot 1
What the Flock cameras in Hanford 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 Calcot (1).
- 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 Hanford
329 agencies can search reads from the Hanford Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Hanford Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 329
- Other organizations on its list
- 7
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 17
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 129
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 Hanford
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Hanford were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 22, 2025 to October 31, 2026. 13 of the 23 were first mapped in 2026, with 10 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Hanford
Flock cameras in Hanford: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Hanford?
23 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Hanford, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Hanford?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 93230 has the most (10).
Who runs the plate readers in Hanford?
Most don't say who runs them, and Calcot is tagged on 1. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within California law.
Which agencies around Hanford use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 3 agencies based in Hanford that use plate readers, among them Hanford Police Department.
Which way does each camera face?
All 23 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Hanford 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 Hanford, 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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