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Seaside has 32 mapped plate readers. 32 carry the Flock Safety tag. 27 of 32 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Dec 2, 2024 and Sep 27, 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 Seaside: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 93955 has the most (11). Mounted on, where known: 26 on poles and 2 on street lights.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 29, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east and west (as mapped) | May 5, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 93955 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 93955 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 93955 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 93955 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 93955 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 93955 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 93955 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 93955 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 93955 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 93955 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 93955 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Seaside Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2024 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Seaside
27 of 32 say who runs them.
- Seaside Police Department 24
- Private operators, not named 3
What the Flock cameras in Seaside keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Tagged ones include Seaside Police Department (24) and private operators (3).
- 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 Seaside
103 agencies can search reads from the Seaside Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 7 days.
Seaside Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 103
- Other organizations on its list
- 3
- Keeps each read for
- 7 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 30
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 141
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 Seaside
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Seaside were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from December 2, 2024 to September 27, 2026. 23 of the 32 were first mapped in 2024.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Seaside
Flock cameras in Seaside: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Seaside?
32 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Seaside, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Seaside?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 93955 has the most (11).
Who runs the plate readers in Seaside?
27 of 32 say who runs them, and Seaside Police Department is tagged on 24. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within California law.
Which agencies around Seaside use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Seaside Police Department as an agency that uses 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 Seaside 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 Seaside, 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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