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What is inside Whittier, by camera type.
Whittier: 38 cameras listed or mapped. Nearby: South Whittier 3, Unincorporated Whittier 6, West Whittier-Los Nietos 3 and Hacienda Heights 26.
Speed cameras in Whittier
None inside Whittier. The nearest is on E 4th St (14-2), 8.3 mi outside the boundary.
Red light cameras in Whittier
No red light camera program is listed here.
License plate readers in Whittier
38 plate readers are on the map inside Whittier. 38 carry the Flock Safety tag. 15 more are just outside.
ZIP 90602 has the most plate readers (19), then 90603 (8) and 90605 (8). 21 of the 38 were first mapped in 2026, with 7 in January alone.
Mounted on, where known: 4 on poles, 2 on street lights and 2 on traffic signals.
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Whittier Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
License plate readers by maker →
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Whittier Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Whittier Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 11, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 22, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90602 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90603 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90603 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90603 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90603 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90603 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90603 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 13, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90603 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 17, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90603 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90605 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90605 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90605 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90605 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90605 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90605 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90605 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | May 21, 2026 |
| Whittier Near ZIP 90605 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2026 |
What the plate readers in Whittier keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Not listed yet.
- 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 Whittier
309 agencies can search reads from the Whittier Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Whittier Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 309
- Other organizations on its list
- 3
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- Not stated
- 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 Whittier
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
Traffic cameras in Whittier
None inside. Nearest: I-605 at Whittier Blvd, 500 ft outside.
Cameras just outside Whittier
Just outside the boundary: 15 plate readers and 4 traffic cameras.
- Plate reader · Location on map on the boundary
- Plate reader · Pico Rivera 100 ft
- Traffic camera · I-605 North at Whittier Blvd 500 ft
- Plate reader · Unincorporated Whittier 0.1 mi
- Traffic camera · I-105 East at Central Ave Off-Ramp 0.1 mi
- Plate reader · Hacienda Heights 0.2 mi
- Traffic camera · I-605 North, north of Beverly Blvd 0.3 mi
- Traffic camera · I-605 South at Rose Hills Rd 0.4 mi
The closest 4 of each type. See them all on the map.
Areas near Whittier
Also near Whittier: Unincorporated La Habra Heights · Sunrise Village · Pellissier Village
Camera tickets near Whittier
No speed camera program is listed here. The nearest is in Los Angeles: fines and how to respond.
Know when cameras in Whittier change.
Free email alerts for cameras on your routes that start issuing tickets. One summary email a month.
- In your monthly summary: the day a camera near you starts issuing tickets
- 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.
- LADOT: speed camera list, checked Nov 7, 2026
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers (surveillance:type=ALPR), data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Caltrans CWWP2: Districts 6 and 7 camera list, updated daily, last Nov 7, 2026; CC BY
- US Census Bureau places: city boundary, cartographic file 2025 (public domain)
- 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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