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Winston-Salem has 81 mapped plate readers. 37 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between May 30, 2025 and Sep 3, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Winston-Salem: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 27110 has the most (19), then 27103 (5) and 27127 (5). Mounted on, where known: 10 on poles, 4 on street lights and 1 on a traffic signal.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | May 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | May 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast and north (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27106 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast and south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest and southeast (as mapped) | May 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast and west (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast and south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast and southwest (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast and west (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest and east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | May 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 27127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast and north (as mapped) | May 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 27127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 10, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Winston-Salem
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 4
What the Flock cameras in Winston-Salem 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 (4).
- 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 Winston-Salem
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Winston-Salem PD Narcotics (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 3 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Winston-Salem PD Narcotics
- 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 Winston-Salem
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Winston-Salem were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from May 30, 2025 to September 3, 2026. 33 of the 37 were first mapped in 2026, with 15 in September alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Winston-Salem
Flock cameras in Winston-Salem, NC: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Winston-Salem?
37 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Winston-Salem, NC, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Winston-Salem?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 27110 has the most (19).
Who runs the plate readers in Winston-Salem?
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 Winston-Salem use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 4 agencies based in Winston-Salem that use plate readers, among them Winston-Salem Police Department.
Which way does each camera face?
All 37 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem, 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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