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Kingsport has 30 mapped plate readers. 29 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 28, 2024 and Oct 28, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Kingsport: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 37660 has the most (14), then 37664 (10) and 37665 (5). Mounted on, where known: 8 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37660 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37664 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 37664 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 37664 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 37664 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37664 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37664 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37664 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37664 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37664 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37664 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37665 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 37665 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 37665 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37665 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37665 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Kingsport
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 6
What the Flock cameras in Kingsport 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 (6).
- 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 Kingsport
The Kingsport 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.
Kingsport Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 10
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 116
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 Kingsport
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Kingsport were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 28, 2024 to October 28, 2026. 15 of the 29 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 Kingsport
Flock cameras in Kingsport, TN: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Kingsport?
29 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Kingsport, TN, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Kingsport?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 37660 has the most (14).
Who runs the plate readers in Kingsport?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Tennessee law.
Which agencies around Kingsport use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Kingsport Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 29 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Kingsport 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 Kingsport, TN, 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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