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Gastonia has 75 mapped plate readers. 72 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Dec 4, 2024 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 Gastonia: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 28054 has the most (50), then 28056 (12) and 28052 (10). Mounted on, where known: 21 on poles, 3 on street lights and 1 on a traffic signal.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 28052 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28052 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28052 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28052 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east-northeast, southeast and south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28052 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28052 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28052 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28052 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28052 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28052 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east, southeast, northeast and north (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest, east-northeast, south-southeast and north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east, south and west (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east, south, west-southwest and north (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28054 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east, south-southeast, southwest and northeast (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east-northeast, southeast and south (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast, east-southeast, south and west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest, north-northeast, east-southeast and south (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 26, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Gastonia
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Gastonia 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 Gastonia
The Gastonia Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 13, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Gastonia Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 647
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 220
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Gastonia
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Gastonia were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from December 4, 2024 to November 2, 2026. 54 of the 72 were first mapped in 2026, with 18 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Gastonia
Flock cameras in Gastonia, NC: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Gastonia?
72 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Gastonia, NC, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Gastonia?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 28054 has the most (50).
Who runs the plate readers in Gastonia?
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 North Carolina law.
Which agencies around Gastonia use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 3 agencies based in Gastonia that use plate readers, among them Gastonia Police Department.
Which way does each camera face?
All 72 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Camera alerts
Know when cameras in Gastonia 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 Gastonia, 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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