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San Mateo has 88 mapped plate readers. 80 carry the Flock Safety tag. 49 of 80 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Sep 22, 2024 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 San Mateo: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 94403 has the most (38), then 94401 (26) and 94402 (13). Mounted on, where known: 45 on poles, 1 on a street light and 1 on a traffic signal.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 22, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 12, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | May 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94402 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Foster City Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo PD | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 12, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94403 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 10, 2026 |
Near you: Flock camera locations near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in San Mateo
49 of 80 say who runs them.
- San Mateo Police Department 41
- Private operators, not named 6
- Foster City Police Department 1
- San Mateo PD 1
What the Flock cameras in San Mateo keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 49 of 80 say who runs them, most often San Mateo Police Department (41).
- 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 San Mateo
9 agencies can search reads from the San Mateo Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
San Mateo Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 9
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 66
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 146
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 San Mateo
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in San Mateo were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from September 22, 2024 to October 31, 2026. 53 of the 80 were first mapped in 2025, with 23 in November alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Plate readers near San Mateo
Flock cameras in San Mateo: questions
How many Flock cameras are in San Mateo?
80 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in San Mateo, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in San Mateo?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 94403 has the most (38).
Who runs the plate readers in San Mateo?
49 of 80 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 San Mateo use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists San Mateo Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 80 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Has anyone checked these cameras on the ground?
4 carry a ground-check date, marked ✓ in its row.
Camera alerts
Know when cameras in San Mateo 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 San Mateo, 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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