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Appleton has 31 mapped plate readers. 16 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Apr 3, 2025 and Jul 6, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Appleton: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 54911 has the most (11), then 54915 (5). Mounted on, where known: 14 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 54911 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54911 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54911 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54911 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54911 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54911 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54911 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54911 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54911 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54911 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 54911 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 54915 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54915 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54915 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54915 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 54915 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 6, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Appleton
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Appleton keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Not listed yet.
- 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 Appleton
The Appleton Police Department’s portal lists no agency that can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Appleton Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 0
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 20
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 2
Its transparency portal, as of Jun 28, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Appleton
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Appleton were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from April 3, 2025 to July 6, 2026. 13 of the 16 were first mapped in 2025, with 7 in April alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Appleton
Flock cameras in Appleton, WI: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Appleton?
16 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Appleton, WI, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Appleton?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 54911 has the most (11).
Who runs the plate readers in Appleton?
None of these plate readers say who runs them yet. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Wisconsin law.
Which way does each camera face?
All 16 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Appleton 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 Appleton, WI, 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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