Is Wetzel County, WV a radon risk area?

Wetzel County is mapped as Zone 1 - Highest Potential by EPA — meaning the county-wide average indoor level is predicted above 4 pCi/L. Rank it against the rest of the country and Wetzel County lands in the 78th percentile for radon potential.

Wetzel County by the numbers

About 13,766 people live in Wetzel County, West Virginia, spread over 358.072 square miles. Averaged across its land area, Wetzel County runs about 38 people per square mile. Rank 691 by population within its EPA zone puts Wetzel County at the 35th percentile among zone peers. Wetzel County falls in EPA Radon Region 3, one of 245 counties nationally EPA assigns to that same geologic province.

Zone vs. an actual test

Fixing a home becomes an EPA recommendation past 4 pCi/L, and that is precisely the side of the line Wetzel County's Zone 1 prediction lands on, well above the roughly 1.3 pCi/L most US homes average. That doesn't mean every Wetzel County house tests high — a zone is a county-wide prediction, never a single-home reading — but it's a reason to test sooner rather than let it wait.

If Wetzel County tests above the action level

Nothing about Wetzel 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

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

Wetzel County's zone, rank and region all trace back to named EPA and Census sources — the methodology guide lists exactly which ones. Whatever zone Wetzel County carries, the zone explainer covers what it does and doesn't tell you about any one house.