Flock & ALPR Cameras in Nipomo, California
Volunteers have reported 7 automated license plate readers in and around Nipomo — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Nipomo in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 21:32 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Nipomo
The readers mapped around Nipomo break down as 4 Motorola Solutions, 4 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- West Tefft Street — 2 readers
- Orchard Road — 2 readers
- Los Berros Road — 1 reader
- North Thompson Avenue — 1 reader
- South Thompson Avenue — 1 reader
- Pomeroy Road — 1 reader
Nipomo in the San Luis Obispo County picture
San Luis Obispo County has 117 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #691 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 281,486 residents and 7,034 road miles. By road density that is 0.02 cameras per road mile, in the top 32.9% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 8 traffic.
Camera activity around Nipomo, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Nipomo. Latest change logged Aug 15, 2026.
What’s watching Nipomo
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Nipomo — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Nipomo (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Nipomo
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Nipomo
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).