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Sioux City has 28 mapped plate readers. 28 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Mar 3, 2025 and Sep 12, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Sioux City: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 51106 has the most (10), then 51101 (8) and 51103 (4). Mounted on, where known: 10 on poles and 2 on traffic signals.
6 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 51101 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51101 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51101 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51101 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 51101 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northwest, west-southwest and south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 51101 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast and south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 51101 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 51101 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 51103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sioux City Police | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sioiux City Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 51103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south and north (as mapped) | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 51104 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sioux City Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 51108 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51111 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51111 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51111 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 51111 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
Near you: Flock camera map near you.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Sioux City
Most don't say who runs them.
- Sioux City Police 2
- Sioiux City Police 1
- Private operators, not named 1
What the Flock cameras in Sioux City keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include Sioux City Police (2), Sioiux City Police (1) and private operators (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.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Sioux City
The Sioux City Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Sioux City Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 12
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 240
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 Sioux City
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Sioux City were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from March 3, 2025 to September 12, 2026. 19 of the 28 were first mapped in 2025.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Sioux City
Flock cameras in Sioux City, IA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Sioux City?
28 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Sioux City, IA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Sioux City?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 51106 has the most (10).
Who runs the plate readers in Sioux City?
Most don't say who runs them, and Sioux City Police is tagged on 2. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Iowa law.
Which agencies around Sioux City use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 3 agencies based in Sioux City that use plate readers, among them Sioux City Police Department.
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 Sioux City 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 Sioux City, 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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