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Woodside has 36 mapped plate readers. 32 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 25, 2023 and Aug 4, 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 Woodside: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 94062 has the most (22). Mounted on, where known: 5 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast and northwest (as mapped) | Nov 25, 2023 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 25, 2023 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Mateo County Sheriff's Office | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 18, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 11, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 2, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 2, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94062 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Woodside
Most don't say who runs them.
- San Mateo County Sheriff's Office 1
What the Flock cameras in Woodside keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 1 of 32 say who runs them, most often San Mateo County Sheriff's Office (1).
- 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 Woodside
3 agencies can search reads from the plate readers of the Town of Woodside (San Mateo County Sheriff, by contract), by its posted sharing list, as of Oct 14, 2026. Its portal says it keeps each read for 60 days.
Town of Woodside (San Mateo County Sheriff, by contract)
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 3
- Keeps each read for
- 60 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 27
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 34
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Woodside were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 25, 2023 to August 4, 2026. 12 of the 32 were first mapped in 2025, with 6 in March alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Woodside: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Woodside?
32 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Woodside, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Woodside?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 94062 has the most (22).
Who runs the plate readers in Woodside?
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 way does each camera face?
All 32 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Woodside 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 Woodside, 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
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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