Flock & ALPR Cameras in Powhatan, Virginia
Volunteers have reported 8 automated license plate readers in and around Powhatan — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Powhatan in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:13 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Powhatan
The readers mapped around Powhatan break down as 8 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- Dorset Road — 2 readers
- Red Lane Road — 1 reader
- Mann Road — 1 reader
- Anderson Highway — 1 reader
- Old Buckingham Road — 1 reader
- Genito Road — 1 reader
- Judes Ferry Road — 1 reader
Powhatan in the Powhatan County picture
Powhatan County has 12 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #766 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 31,074 residents and 1,046 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 40.2% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 6 traffic.
What’s watching Powhatan
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 Powhatan — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Powhatan (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Powhatan
What you can do in Powhatan
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.
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Cameras near Powhatan
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).