Is Pleasants County, WV a radon risk area?

EPA places Pleasants 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 37th percentile for radon potential — Pleasants County outranks 37% of every county EPA has rated.

How Pleasants County compares

About 7,358 people live in Pleasants County, West Virginia, spread over 130.119 square miles. That works out to roughly 57 people per square mile. Rank 891 by population within its EPA zone puts Pleasants County at the 14th percentile among zone peers. EPA's geology-based Region 3 groups Pleasants County with 244 other counties nationally sharing its underlying rock and soil profile.

What this actually means for a house in Pleasants County

Pleasants County's Zone 2 prediction clears the 1.3 pCi/L national indoor average without reaching EPA's own 4 pCi/L point for recommending a fix. Nothing about a Zone 2 label lowers the case for testing in Pleasants County — EPA recommends it in every zone, moderate included.

Testing and mitigation in Pleasants County

Nothing about Pleasants 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 West Virginia's state radon program

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

The methodology guide shows exactly which EPA and Census sources feed Pleasants County's numbers. The guide to what a radon zone actually means covers why testing matters in every zone, not just Zone 1.