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Lowell has 44 mapped plate readers. 43 carry the Flock Safety tag. 39 of 43 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 30, 2025 and Oct 19, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Lowell: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 01850 has the most (14), then 01851 (13) and 01852 (11). Mounted on, where known: 12 on poles and 1 on a building.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Direction not mapped | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01850 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | May 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01851 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01852 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01854 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01854 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01854 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01854 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01854 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lowell Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Lowell
39 of 43 say who runs them.
- Lowell Police 39
What the Flock cameras in Lowell 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 Lowell Police (39).
- 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 Lowell
The Lowell 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.
Lowell Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 37
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 63
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
City of Lowell
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 3
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 Lowell
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Lowell were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 30, 2025 to October 19, 2026. 30 of the 43 were first mapped in 2025, with 14 in June alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Lowell, MA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Lowell?
43 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Lowell, MA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Lowell?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 01850 has the most (14).
Who runs the plate readers in Lowell?
39 of 43 say who runs them, and Lowell Police is tagged on 39. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Massachusetts law.
Which agencies around Lowell use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Lowell Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
42 of the 43 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Know when cameras in Lowell 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 Lowell, MA, 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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