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West Covina has 48 mapped plate readers. 47 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Aug 16, 2025 and Oct 3, 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 West Covina: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 91791 has the most (21), then 91790 (16) and 91792 (10). Mounted on, where known: 4 on poles, 4 on street lights and 1 on a traffic signal.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: West Covina Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 31, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 31, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 8, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: West Covina Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 8, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 24, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91790 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 3, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Unincorporated Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 27, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 27, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 26, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 26, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 26, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 26, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 5, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 15, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91791 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 30, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91792 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 24, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91792 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 6, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91792 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 6, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91792 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2025 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91792 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Valinda Near ZIP 91792 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91792 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91792 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91792 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| West Covina Near ZIP 91792 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 9, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in West Covina
Most don't say who runs them.
- West Covina Police Department 2
What the Flock cameras in West Covina keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 2 of 47 say who runs them, most often West Covina Police Department (2).
- 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 West Covina
323 agencies can search reads from the West Covina Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
West Covina Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 323
- Other organizations on its list
- 6
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 41
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 144
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 West Covina
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in West Covina were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from August 16, 2025 to October 3, 2026. 34 of the 47 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 in West Covina: questions
How many Flock cameras are in West Covina?
47 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in West Covina, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in West Covina?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 91791 has the most (21).
Who runs the plate readers in West Covina?
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 West Covina use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists West Covina Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 47 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in West Covina 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 West Covina, 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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