EPA estimate
About21,000
lung cancer deaths a year in the U.S. are caused by radon.
Second only to smoking, and the number one cause among people who never smoked: about 2,900 deaths a year.
How radon causes lung cancerIndependent U.S. radon data
Radon411 is an independent U.S. radon data site: the EPA radon zone and reported radon tests for every county, plain guides to radon testing and radon mitigation, and certified radon professionals with their published certifications. A dated PDF report for one place costs $5.99.
See the radon levels for your county or ZIP code
A colorless, odorless gas from the soil, and the second leading cause of lung cancer. Testing is the only way to know.
Radon in 30 seconds: 1 of 3
Radon products
Each one has its own page with the maker's figures, how it measures and its independent test status.
Start here
Choose the one closest to yours. Each opens the guide written for it.
How to test your home, and what your result means.
When to test during a purchase, and what to ask the seller.
Testing before you list, and what you must disclose.
Radon in rental homes: who tests, and what to ask.
Radon disclosure rules, state by state.
Radon testing during a home inspection.
The radon record for any state or county.
What radon is, in plain words.
Your area
EPA puts every county in one of three zones by its predicted average indoor radon level. A zone is a prediction for the whole county, not a reading of any home. Every state and county has a free page: choose yours on the map, type it, or find it in the list.
Measured: tests of other buildings are on file for 2,862 counties, never a reading of your home.
An EPA radon zone describes predicted potential across a whole county. It is not intended to determine whether any individual home should be tested, and homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone, and testing is the only way to know the radon level in a specific building.
Open the radon mapFour steps
The whole path, from a county report to a confirmed fix in your own home.
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Guides
Plain answers on what radon is, how to test a home and how to bring a high level down.
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Radon411 does not certify anyone or perform tests. It lists what is published, so you can compare and choose.
Professionals
2,009 measurement and mitigation businesses are listed, each with its certification shown the way the certifying body published it.
Products
23 radon products are compared on their published specifications, each on its own page with how it works and, for a monitor, its independent test status. Affiliate links are labeled where they appear.
Your next step
Every state and county has a free report: its predicted zone, the tests on file and what to do next.