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Fargo has 51 mapped plate readers. 36 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jun 18, 2025 and Sep 11, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Fargo: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 58103 has the most (30), then 58105 (6). Mounted on, where known: 8 on poles and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast and north (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest and southwest (as mapped) | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest and north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 58105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 58105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 28, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Fargo
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Fargo 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 Fargo
The Fargo Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Fargo Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 21
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 16
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 Fargo
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Fargo were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from June 18, 2025 to September 11, 2026. 20 of the 36 were first mapped in 2025, with 10 in December alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Fargo
Flock cameras in Fargo, ND: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Fargo?
36 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Fargo, ND, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Fargo?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 58103 has the most (30).
Who runs the plate readers in Fargo?
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 Dakota law.
Which agencies around Fargo use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Fargo Police Department and Cass County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 36 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Fargo 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 Fargo, ND, 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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