What EPA's radon map says about Crawford County

EPA's own radon map rates Crawford County zone 3 - low potential, predicting a county-wide average indoor level below 2 pCi/L. That puts Crawford County in the 8th percentile nationally for radon potential — higher than 8% of the counties EPA has rated.

How Crawford County compares

About 12,349 people live in Crawford County, Georgia, spread over 324.914 square miles. Averaged across its land area, Crawford County runs about 38 people per square mile. Among counties sharing Crawford County's EPA zone, it outranks 26% of them by population. Geologically, Crawford County is grouped into EPA Region 4 alongside 735 other counties that share its rock and soil setting.

Why the zone isn't the answer by itself

A Zone 3 county like Crawford County is predicted closer to the 0.4 pCi/L typical outdoors than to EPA's 4 pCi/L action level. Don't read Zone 3 as a pass for Crawford County — EPA's guidance to test every home makes no exception for counties predicted low.

Next steps for a home in Crawford County

Mitigation cost doesn't depend on Crawford County's zone — it depends on the house's foundation. A typical system runs $800–$2,500 (about $1,200 typical), and testing first is what tells you whether that's needed at all.

Find Georgia's state radon program

Crawford County's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Crawford County over time. Affiliate link, RadonZoneCheck earns a commission there, at no extra cost to you. Code RADONZONE-10OFF takes 10% off at checkout.

More on how this number was built

Crawford County's zone, rank and region all trace back to named EPA and Census sources — the methodology guide lists exactly which ones. The guide to what a radon zone actually means covers why testing matters in every zone, not just Zone 1.