Is Haralson County, GA a radon risk area?

EPA places Haralson County in Zone 2 - Moderate Potential — a predicted county-wide average indoor radon level between 2 and 4 pCi/L, based on the geology, soil and aerial radioactivity data behind EPA's national map. Nationally that's the 51st percentile for radon potential — Haralson County outranks 51% of every county EPA has rated.

Where Haralson County sits nationally

About 32,404 people live in Haralson County, Georgia, spread over 282.165 square miles. That works out to roughly 115 people per square mile. Rank 467 by population within its EPA zone puts Haralson County at the 55th percentile among zone peers. Haralson County falls in EPA Radon Region 4, one of 736 counties nationally EPA assigns to that same geologic province.

Zone vs. an actual test

EPA's Zone 2 rating for Haralson County sits below its own 4 pCi/L action level but above the national indoor average of about 1.3 pCi/L. Haralson County's Zone 2 rating sits in the middle nationally; EPA's guidance is unchanged by that — test every home regardless of its zone.

If Haralson County tests above the action level

Nothing about Haralson County's EPA zone changes the mitigation number: $800–$2,500 nationally (around $1,200 typical), set by the house's foundation rather than the county it sits in — and only relevant once a test actually clears 4 pCi/L.

Find Georgia's state radon program

Haralson County's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Haralson 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

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