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Sunnyvale has 42 mapped plate readers. 30 carry the Flock Safety tag. 17 of 30 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Mar 2, 2025 and Oct 2, 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 Sunnyvale: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 94085 has the most (13), then 94086 (10) and 94089 (4). Mounted on, where known: 10 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale DPS | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale DPS | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94086 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94086 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94086 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94086 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94086 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94086 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94086 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94086 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Santa Clara Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94086 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94086 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94087 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94087 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94087 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94089 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94089 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94089 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94089 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and south (as mapped) | Oct 2, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Sunnyvale
17 of 30 say who runs them.
- Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety 14
- Sunnyvale DPS 2
- Santa Clara Police Department 1
What the Flock cameras in Sunnyvale keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 17 of 30 say who runs them, most often Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (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 Sunnyvale
25 agencies can search reads from the Sunnyvale Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Sunnyvale Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 25
- Other organizations on its list
- 1
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 20
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 123
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 Sunnyvale
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Sunnyvale were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from March 2, 2025 to October 2, 2026. 22 of the 30 were first mapped in 2025.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Sunnyvale
Flock cameras in Sunnyvale: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Sunnyvale?
30 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Sunnyvale, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Sunnyvale?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 94085 has the most (13).
Who runs the plate readers in Sunnyvale?
17 of 30 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 Sunnyvale use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Sunnyvale Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 30 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale, 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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