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Longmont has 31 mapped plate readers. 28 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 18, 2024 and Nov 2, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Longmont: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 80501 has the most (27), then 80504 (1). Mounted on, where known: 9 on poles and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80501 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 4, 2025 |
Near you: Flock camera locations near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Longmont
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Longmont 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.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Longmont
The Longmont Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Jun 1, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Longmont Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 0
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 0
Its transparency portal, as of Jun 1, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Longmont
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Longmont were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 18, 2024 to November 2, 2026. 18 of the 28 were first mapped in 2025, with 5 in January alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Longmont, CO: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Longmont?
28 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Longmont, CO, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Longmont?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 80501 has the most (27).
Who runs the plate readers in Longmont?
None of these plate readers say who runs them yet. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Colorado law.
Which agencies around Longmont use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Longmont Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 28 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Longmont 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 Longmont, CO, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- 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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