Short-term kit
PicoCan short-term charcoal canister radon test
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Dale County, Alabama
EPA puts Dale County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 1 radon test from it is on file with CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
9.7%
Montgomery County, 65 miles
- Montgomery
- 9.7%
- Alabama
- 21.9%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 103 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
None
64.7 pts below Alabama
- Dale
- 0.0%
- Alabama
- 64.7%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
2
Too few for a share
- Dale
- 2
- Needed
- 30
2006 to 2015, laboratory
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Dale County
Starts at EPA's action level
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 4.0 pCi/L
At or above 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is at or above 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher.
The data
Dale County, At a glance
Dale County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Dale County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 1 reported test for Dale County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, a result of 2.1 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Dale County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 1 test was reported to CDC for Dale County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), and tests are often run on homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: so few describe neither the county nor this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Dale County, Compared
Dale County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Dale County rests on 2 tests over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals, 0 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 50.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 2.1 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.1 pCi/L.
The nearest counties with a figure are Montgomery County (65 miles away) at 9.7%, Lee County (82 miles away) at 12.3% and Elmore County (86 miles away) at 22.2%. Pooled across 65 Alabama counties, 21.9% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Colbert County reported the highest share (36.2%) and Baldwin County the lowest (0.0%). EPA's 1993 map puts Dale County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Dale County, Geology
The ground under Dale County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Dale County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Coastal Plain, to which USGS gives a radon index of 7, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Plain | Marly sandy clay, chalk, and glauconitic sands. | Low | 7 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Dale County beside the ground around it
Across Alabama 14.3% of the land is rated high; none of Dale County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 3 have more moderate-potential ground, Barbour County the most at 59.5%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Dale County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Dale County
- Alabama Radon ProgramAlabama Radon Program, run by Alabama Department of Public Health, answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Alabama.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsAsk the program whether it has free or discounted kits, or compare kits you can buy.
- Compare kits
- See the Alabama directoryNo professionals are listed in Alabama yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What Alabama's program says
- Phone
- (334) 290-6244
What it means
Dale County, Questions
Questions about radon in Dale County
Are radon levels high in Dale County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Dale County, Alabama were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 2.1 pCi/L. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 140 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 22.2%.
Which counties border Dale County?
Dale County borders 6 counties: Henry County, Coffee County, Geneva County, Houston County, Barbour County and Pike County.
Products
Dale County, Products
Testing a home in Dale County
No CDC figure names Dale County; the nearest county with one, Montgomery County (65 miles away), reported 9.7% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, the only reading nearby until a test of this home. Zone 3 is the lowest label, yet homes at or above 4 pCi/L occur in every zone: a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Dale County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL416 long-term radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
MonitorAranet
Radon Plus battery digital radon monitor with an e-ink screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Approved
- Battery
- Bluetooth
- Alarm
- Screen, app
Method: Ion chamber
First reading: Within 10 minutes
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Dale County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Dale County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Pike CountyEPA zone 3
44.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.7 pCi/L · 9 tests
- Radon levels in Houston CountyEPA zone 3
23.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 13 tests
- Radon levels in Coffee CountyEPA zone 3
16.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.4 pCi/L · 6 tests
- Radon levels in Henry CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Geneva CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.2 pCi/L · 5 tests
- Radon levels in Barbour CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 2 tests
Dale County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Dale County
The Census Bureau estimates 49,912 residents in Dale County for July 1, 2025, 646 more than in 2020 (+1.3%). That works out to 89 people per square mile of land. Dothan, the largest place on its list (72,060 residents in all), extends beyond Dale County, so no share of the total is worked out for it. Reported testing is thin here: 2 tests over 2006 to 2015, or under 0.1 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Alabama as a whole comes to 2.6.
From Dothan to Napier Field, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Dale County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dothanextends beyond Dale County | 72,060 | +1.3% | Counted whole |
| Enterpriseextends beyond Dale County | 31,211 | +8.2% | Counted whole |
| Ozark | 14,269 | −0.4% | 28.6% |
| Daleville | 4,971 | +2.3% | 10.0% |
| Midland City | 2,298 | +1.9% | 4.6% |
| Level Plains | 1,838 | +1.3% | 3.7% |
| Newton | 1,652 | +2.7% | 3.3% |
| Ariton | 653 | −0.5% | 1.3% |
| Pinckard | 595 | +1.4% | 1.2% |
| Grimes | 581 | +1.4% | 1.2% |
| Clayhatchee | 483 | +2.5% | 1.0% |
| Napier Field | 410 | +0.5% | 0.8% |
12 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025). A place that extends beyond Dale County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Dale County, Homes
Homes in Dale County
Of Dale County's 22,910 homes, 65% are detached houses, against 69% across Alabama; 19% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1982, close to Alabama's 1985: 13% date from before 1960 and 21% from 2000 or later. 61% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Alabama: 70%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Dale County | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 22,910 | 2,316,192 |
| Detached houses | 65% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 5% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 19% | 13% |
| Built before 1960 | 13% | 16% |
| Built since 2000 | 21% | 27% |
| Middle year built | 1982 | 1985 |
| Owner-occupied | 61% | 70% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.