Is Lumpkin County, GA a radon risk area?

EPA's own radon map rates Lumpkin County zone 2 - moderate potential, predicting a county-wide average indoor level between 2 and 4 pCi/L. That puts Lumpkin County in the 52nd percentile nationally for radon potential — higher than 52% of the counties EPA has rated.

Lumpkin County by the numbers

About 36,016 people live in Lumpkin County, Georgia, spread over 281.433 square miles. Averaged across its land area, Lumpkin County runs about 128 people per square mile. Rank 433 by population within its EPA zone puts Lumpkin County at the 58th percentile among zone peers. Lumpkin County falls in EPA Radon Region 4, one of 736 counties nationally EPA assigns to that same geologic province.

Zone vs. an actual test

Lumpkin County's predicted average falls between EPA's 4 pCi/L action level and the national indoor average of about 1.3 pCi/L (outdoor air runs roughly 0.4 pCi/L). Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County tests above the action level

Nothing about Lumpkin 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

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

More on how this number was built

Lumpkin 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.