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Elmira has 43 mapped plate readers. 43 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 27, 2025 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 Elmira: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 14904 has the most (42).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | May 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast and west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | May 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | May 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Elmira
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Elmira 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 Elmira
113 agencies can search reads from the Elmira City Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Elmira City Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 113
- Other organizations on its list
- 11
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 39
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 35
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 Elmira
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Elmira were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 27, 2025 to November 2, 2026. 26 of the 43 were first mapped in 2025, with 14 in December alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Elmira, NY: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Elmira?
43 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Elmira, NY, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Elmira?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 14904 has the most (42).
Who runs the plate readers in Elmira?
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 New York law.
Which agencies around Elmira use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Elmira 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 Elmira 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 Elmira, NY, 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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