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Urbandale has 30 mapped plate readers. 29 carry the Flock Safety tag. 26 of 29 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between May 5, 2025 and Sep 10, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Urbandale: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 50322 has the most (21), then 50323 (8). Mounted on, where known: 22 on traffic signals, 3 on street lights and 2 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Clive Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | May 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | May 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | May 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50322 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 50323 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Clive Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50323 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50323 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50323 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50323 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50323 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50323 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Urbandale Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 50323 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Urbandale
26 of 29 say who runs them.
- Urbandale Police Department 24
- Clive Police Department 2
What the Flock cameras in Urbandale 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 Urbandale Police Department (24) and Clive Police Department (2).
- 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 Urbandale
87 agencies can search reads from the Urbandale Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Urbandale Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 87
- Other organizations on its list
- 1
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 28
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 24
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 Urbandale
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Urbandale were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from May 5, 2025 to September 10, 2026. 26 of the 29 were first mapped in 2025.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Urbandale, IA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Urbandale?
29 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Urbandale, IA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Urbandale?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 50322 has the most (21).
Who runs the plate readers in Urbandale?
26 of 29 say who runs them, and Urbandale Police Department is tagged on 24. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Iowa law.
Which agencies around Urbandale use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Urbandale Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 29 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Urbandale 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 Urbandale, 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
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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