Is Lynchburg city, VA a radon risk area?

Lynchburg city is mapped as Zone 2 - Moderate Potential by EPA — meaning the county-wide average indoor level is predicted between 2 and 4 pCi/L. That puts Lynchburg city in the 58th percentile nationally for radon potential — higher than 58% of the counties EPA has rated.

Where Lynchburg city sits nationally

About 80,301 people live in Lynchburg city, Virginia, spread over 48.917 square miles. Averaged across its land area, Lynchburg city runs about 1,642 people per square mile. Rank 240 by population within its EPA zone puts Lynchburg city at the 77th percentile among zone peers.

What this actually means for a house in Lynchburg city

Neither at the 4 pCi/L action level nor down at the roughly 1.3 pCi/L national indoor norm, Lynchburg city's Zone 2 prediction lands in the gap between the two. Middle-of-the-pack doesn't mean risk-free for any one Lynchburg city address — a moderate county average still leaves individual homes to test either side of it.

If Lynchburg city tests above the action level

Nothing about Lynchburg city'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 Virginia's state radon program

Lynchburg city's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Lynchburg city 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

Every figure on this page traces to EPA's own Map of Radon Zones and Census data, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why a low zone still deserves a test, the zone explainer covers that directly.