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SeaTac has 37 mapped plate readers. 36 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jun 24, 2025 and Oct 28, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
The top tagged operator is SeaTac Police (9).
Flock cameras in SeaTac: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 98158 has the most (20), then 98188 (12).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Des Moines Police | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Des Moines WA Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: SeaTac Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: SeaTac Police | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: SeaTac Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: SeaTac Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: SeaTac Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: SeaTac Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: SeaTac Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: SeaTac Police | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: SeaTac Police | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98188 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 14, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in SeaTac
Most don't say who runs them.
- SeaTac Police 9
- Des Moines Police 1
- Des Moines WA Police Department 1
What the Flock cameras in SeaTac 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 SeaTac Police (9) and Des Moines Police (1).
- 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 SeaTac
3 agencies can search reads from the SeaTac Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 21 days.
SeaTac Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 3
- Keeps each read for
- 21 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 30
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 24
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 SeaTac
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in SeaTac were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from June 24, 2025 to October 28, 2026. 20 of the 36 were first mapped in 2025, with 7 in June alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in SeaTac, WA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in SeaTac?
36 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in SeaTac, WA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in SeaTac?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 98158 has the most (20).
Who runs the plate readers in SeaTac?
Most don't say who runs them, and SeaTac Police is tagged on 9. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Washington law.
Which agencies around SeaTac use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists SeaTac Police Department as an agency that uses 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 SeaTac 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 SeaTac, 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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