License plate readers in Oelwein, IA
Volunteers have documented 14 automated license plate readers inside Oelwein. That is the 17th-largest total among the 24 Iowa cities indexed here, and 1.6% of the statewide total. At 2.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 73% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
14
readers documented
2.9
per square mile
17th
of 24 indexed Iowa cities · 1,688th of 2,395 nationally
1.6%
of Iowa’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 11 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Coverage area
- 4.8 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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