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Auburn has 55 mapped plate readers. 45 carry the Flock Safety tag. 23 of 45 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between May 5, 2025 and Oct 12, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Auburn: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 98002 has the most (39), then 98001 (2). Mounted on, where known: 10 on poles, 6 on traffic signals and 2 on street lights.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98001 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98001 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | May 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: King County Housing Authority | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: King County Housing Authority | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: King County Housing Authority | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast, north, west and south (as mapped) | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98002 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Auburn Police | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 1, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Auburn
23 of 45 say who runs them.
- Auburn Police 15
- Private operators, not named 5
- King County Housing Authority 3
What the Flock cameras in Auburn keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Tagged ones include Auburn Police (15) and private operators (5).
- 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 Auburn
68 agencies can search reads from the Auburn Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 21 days.
Auburn Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 68
- Keeps each read for
- 21 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 40
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 238
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 Auburn
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Auburn were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from May 5, 2025 to October 12, 2026. 25 of the 45 were first mapped in 2026.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Auburn, WA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Auburn?
45 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Auburn, WA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Auburn?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 98002 has the most (39).
Who runs the plate readers in Auburn?
23 of 45 say who runs them, and Auburn Police is tagged on 15. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Washington law.
Which agencies around Auburn use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Auburn Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 45 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Auburn 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 Auburn, WA, 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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