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San Marcos has 33 mapped plate readers. 19 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Sep 18, 2024 and Oct 25, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in San Marcos: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 78666 has the most (16).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest and southeast (as mapped) | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south and east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 25, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest and east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Marcos | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Marcos | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Marcos | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Marcos | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78666 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in San Marcos
Most don't say who runs them.
- San Marcos 4
- Private operators, not named 3
What the Flock cameras in San Marcos 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 San Marcos (4) and private operators (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 San Marcos
The San Marcos 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.
San Marcos Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 3
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 13
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 San Marcos
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in San Marcos were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from September 18, 2024 to October 25, 2026. 11 of the 19 were first mapped in 2026, with 4 in January alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near San Marcos
Flock cameras in San Marcos, TX: questions
How many Flock cameras are in San Marcos?
19 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in San Marcos, TX, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in San Marcos?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 78666 has the most (16).
Who runs the plate readers in San Marcos?
Most don't say who runs them, and San Marcos is tagged on 4. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Texas law.
Which way does each camera face?
All 19 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in San Marcos 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 San Marcos, TX, 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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