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Cary has 50 mapped license plate readers, listed here by maker tag. The most common maker tag is Flock Safety (23). Most don't say who runs them.
A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
The top tagged operator is WakeMed (3).
License plate readers in Cary: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 27513 has the most (18), then 27518 (12) and 27511 (9). Mounted on, where known: 4 on poles and 2 on street lights. 40 of the 50 were first mapped in 2026, with 23 in June alone.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 27511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27511 Show on map | INEX Tech Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27511 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27511 Show on map | Leonardo Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27511 Show on map | Leonardo Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27511 Show on map | Leonardo Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast and east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27511 Show on map | Leonardo Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27511 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27511 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27513 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: WakeMed | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: WakeMed | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: WakeMed | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast and south (as mapped) | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27518 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest and west (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27519 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27519 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27519 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest, west-northwest, east-northeast, southeast and north (as mapped) | May 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27519 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27519 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27519 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27519 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27519 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27519 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast and north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27560 Show on map | Axis Communications Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest, north-northeast, east and south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 14, 2026 |
Plate readers in Cary by maker
CamsAhead.comWhat the plate readers in Cary 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 WakeMed (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 Cary
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Cary Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 6 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Cary Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 6
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 Cary
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
Plate readers near Cary
License plate readers in Cary, NC: questions
How many license plate readers are in Cary?
50 plate readers are on the map in Cary, NC, as of November 7, 2026.
Who runs the plate readers in Cary?
Most don't say who runs them, and WakeMed is tagged on 3. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within North Carolina law.
Which way does each camera face?
All 50 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Camera alerts
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- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
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- 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 Cary, 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
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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