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Asheville has 53 mapped plate readers. 52 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between May 3, 2025 and Oct 24, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Asheville: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 28801 has the most (24), then 28806 (15) and 28803 (6). Mounted on, where known: 5 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south and west (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28803 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28803 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28803 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28803 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28803 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28803 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28805 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28805 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Asheville
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 3
What the Flock cameras in Asheville 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 private operators (3).
- 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 Asheville
The Asheville Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal does not say how long it keeps reads.
Asheville Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Plate readers its portal lists
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 160
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 Asheville
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Asheville were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from May 3, 2025 to October 24, 2026. 37 of the 52 were first mapped in 2025, with 16 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Asheville
Flock cameras in Asheville, NC: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Asheville?
52 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Asheville, NC, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Asheville?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 28801 has the most (24).
Who runs the plate readers in Asheville?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within North Carolina law.
Which agencies around Asheville use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Buncombe County Sheriff's Office as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 52 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Asheville 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 Asheville, NC, 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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