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National City has 81 mapped plate readers. 79 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jul 21, 2025 and Oct 22, 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 National City: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 91950 has the most (79).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: National City Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: National City Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: National City Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: National City Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 91950 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 22, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in National City
Most don't say who runs them.
- National City Police Department 4
What the Flock cameras in National City keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 4 of 79 say who runs them, most often National City Police Department (4).
- 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 National City
302 agencies can search reads from the National City Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
National City Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 302
- Other organizations on its list
- 6
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 91
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 128
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in National City
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in National City were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from July 21, 2025 to October 22, 2026. 62 of the 79 were first mapped in 2026, with 42 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near National City
Flock cameras in National City: questions
How many Flock cameras are in National City?
79 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in National City, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in National City?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 91950 has the most (79).
Who runs the plate readers in National City?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within California law.
Which agencies around National City use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists National City Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 79 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Camera alerts
Know when cameras in National City 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 National City, 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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