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Blacksburg has 25 mapped plate readers. 22 carry the Flock Safety tag. 21 of 22 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 19, 2024 and Aug 21, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Blacksburg: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 24061 has the most (21), then 24060 (1). Mounted on, where known: 16 on poles and 5 on traffic signals.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 24060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Blacksburg Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2024 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 31, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 31, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Virginia Tech Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Blacksburg Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Blacksburg Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Blacksburg Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2026 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Blacksburg Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Blacksburg Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 31, 2026 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Blacksburg Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Blacksburg Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24061 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Blacksburg
21 of 22 say who runs them.
- Virginia Tech Police Department 13
- Blacksburg Police Department 8
What the Flock cameras in Blacksburg keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 21 of 22 say who runs them, most often Virginia Tech Police Department (13).
- 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 Blacksburg
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Blacksburg Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 43 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Blacksburg Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 43
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Blacksburg were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 19, 2024 to August 21, 2026. 15 of the 22 were first mapped in 2025, with 13 in July alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Blacksburg
Flock cameras in Blacksburg, VA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Blacksburg?
22 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Blacksburg, VA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Blacksburg?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 24061 has the most (21).
Who runs the plate readers in Blacksburg?
21 of 22 say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Virginia law.
Which agencies around Blacksburg use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Blacksburg Police Department and Virginia Tech Police Department as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 22 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Has anyone checked these cameras on the ground?
18 carry a ground-check date, marked ✓ in its row.
Know when cameras in Blacksburg 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
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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 Blacksburg, VA, 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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