Cameras / North Carolina / Gastonia
License plate readers in Gastonia, NC
Volunteers have documented 71 automated license plate readers inside Gastonia. That is the 4th-largest total among the 69 North Carolina cities indexed here, and 1.9% of the statewide total. Its 1.3 readers per square mile spread across 54.8 square miles — thinner coverage than 64% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 96% — are Flock Safety units. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 20 on poles and 3 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 26, 2026.
71
readers documented
1.3
per square mile
4th
of 69 indexed North Carolina cities · 260th of 2,395 nationally
1.9%
of North Carolina’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety68 · 96%
- Motorola Solutions3 · 4%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 69 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (20), street lamp (3), post (1), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 54.8 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · North Carolina ALPR law (90 days retention)
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