Evans County, GA radon potential

EPA places Evans County in Zone 3 - Low Potential — a predicted county-wide average indoor radon level below 2 pCi/L, based on the geology, soil and aerial radioactivity data behind EPA's national map. Nationally that's the 7th percentile for radon potential — Evans County outranks 7% of every county EPA has rated.

Evans County by the numbers

Evans County, Georgia is home to about 10,869 people across 182.893 square miles. Population density there runs about 59 people per square mile. Within its own EPA zone, Evans County is bigger by population than 22% of the counties that share it. Evans County falls in EPA Radon Region 4, one of 736 counties nationally EPA assigns to that same geologic province.

What this actually means for a house in Evans County

A Zone 3 county like Evans County is predicted closer to the 0.4 pCi/L typical outdoors than to EPA's 4 pCi/L action level. A Zone 3 label describes Evans County's average, not any one basement or slab in it — testing is still the only way an individual homeowner actually finds out.

Testing and mitigation in Evans County

A short-term test kit is the standard first step and typically costs far less than mitigation itself. If a test comes back at or above 4 pCi/L, a radon mitigation system for a typical home runs roughly $800–$2,500 (around $1,200 for a common single-family install), driven mainly by foundation type, not by county.

Find Georgia's state radon program

For Evans County, an ongoing number beats a one-time test - a Airthings radon monitor tracks Evans County's levels over time. RadonZoneCheck earns a commission there, at no extra cost to you. Code RADONZONE-10OFF takes 10% off at checkout.

Where Evans County's figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to EPA's own Map of Radon Zones and Census data, documented in the methodology guide. Whatever zone Evans County carries, the zone explainer covers what it does and doesn't tell you about any one house.