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Marshalltown has 52 mapped plate readers. 50 carry the Flock Safety tag. 30 of 50 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Feb 2, 2025 and Oct 23, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Marshalltown: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 50158 has the most (50). Mounted on, where known: 26 on poles and 7 on traffic signals.
14 more plate readers are on Iowa Department of Transportation, Traffic Operations and Safety Bureau’s own list, counted apart.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Marshalltown Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Marshalltown
30 of 50 say who runs them.
- Marshalltown Police Department 30
What the Flock cameras in Marshalltown keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Tagged ones include Marshalltown Police Department (30).
- 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 Marshalltown
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Marshalltown Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 78 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Marshalltown Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 78
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Marshalltown
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Marshalltown were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from February 2, 2025 to October 23, 2026. 31 of the 50 were first mapped in 2025, with 23 in February alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Marshalltown, IA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Marshalltown?
50 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Marshalltown, IA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Marshalltown?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 50158 has the most (50).
Who runs the plate readers in Marshalltown?
30 of 50 say who runs them, and Marshalltown Police Department is tagged on 30. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Iowa law.
Which agencies around Marshalltown use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Marshalltown Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 50 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Marshalltown 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 Marshalltown, IA, 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
- Iowa Department of Transportation, Traffic Operations and Safety Bureau: Plate reader locations: Iowa Department of Transportation (CC BY 4.0), list as of January 2026. Read November 7, 2026.
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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