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 Geneva County, Alabama
EPA puts Geneva County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 5 radon tests from it are 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
Highest bordering
6.0%
Jackson County
- Jackson
- 6.0%
1 of 7 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
9.7%
Montgomery County, 81 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
- Geneva
- 0.0%
- Alabama
- 64.7%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
5
Too few for a share
- Geneva
- 5
- Needed
- 30
2008 to 2017, 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 Geneva 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
Geneva County, At a glance
Geneva 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 Geneva County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 5 reported tests for Geneva County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 1.2 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Geneva County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 5 tests were reported to CDC for Geneva 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).
Geneva County, Compared
Geneva County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Geneva County rests on 5 tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 0 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 20.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 2.5 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.2 pCi/L.
Jackson County, FL, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, reported 6.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L. Farther out, Montgomery County (81 miles away) at 9.7%, Elmore County (105 miles away) at 22.2% and Lee County (108 miles away) at 12.3% have figures too. 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 Geneva 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.
Geneva County, Geology
The ground under Geneva County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Geneva 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 | 99.7% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Geneva County beside the ground around it
Across Alabama 14.3% of the land is rated high; none of Geneva County's is. None of the 7 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Geneva County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Geneva 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
Geneva County, Questions
Questions about radon in Geneva County
Are radon levels high in Geneva County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Geneva County, Alabama were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.2 pCi/L. Jackson County, FL, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, reported 6.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Which counties border Geneva County?
Geneva County borders 7 counties: Holmes County, FL, Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Houston County, AL, Walton County, FL, Covington County, AL and Jackson County, FL.
Products
Geneva County, Products
Testing a home in Geneva County
No CDC figure names Geneva County; the nearest county with one, Montgomery County (81 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 Geneva County.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
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
Monitor
RM-65 rechargeable radon detector with a color screen and alarm
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Geneva County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Geneva County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Houston County, ALEPA zone 3
23.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 13 tests
- Radon levels in Walton County, FLEPA zone 3
20.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.4 pCi/L · 10 tests
- Radon levels in Coffee County, ALEPA zone 3
16.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.4 pCi/L · 6 tests
- Radon levels in Jackson County, FLEPA zone 3
6.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.7 pCi/L · 67 tests
- Radon levels in Holmes County, FLEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 7 tests
- Radon levels in Dale County, ALEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Covington County, ALEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 2 tests
Geneva County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Geneva County
The Census Bureau estimates 27,554 residents in Geneva County for July 1, 2025, 856 more than in 2020 (+3.2%). That works out to 48 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Geneva, the largest, has 4,307 residents, 15.6% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 5 tests over 2008 to 2017, or 0.2 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Alabama as a whole comes to 2.4.
From Geneva to Coffee Springs, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Geneva County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva | 4,307 | +1.4% | 15.6% |
| Hartford | 2,801 | +5.2% | 10.2% |
| Taylorextends beyond Geneva County | 2,359 | +4.0% | Counted whole |
| Slocomb | 2,226 | +6.2% | 8.1% |
| Samson | 1,891 | +0.4% | 6.9% |
| Malvern | 1,701 | +5.7% | 6.2% |
| Black | 241 | +9.0% | 0.9% |
| Coffee Springs | 214 | +4.9% | 0.8% |
8 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 Geneva County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Geneva County, Homes
Homes in Geneva County
Of Geneva County's 12,555 homes, 70% are detached houses, against 69% across Alabama; 25% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1981, close to Alabama's 1985: 20% date from before 1960 and 21% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 78% of the occupied homes (Alabama: 70%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Geneva County | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 12,555 | 2,316,192 |
| Detached houses | 70% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 1% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 25% | 13% |
| Built before 1960 | 20% | 16% |
| Built since 2000 | 21% | 27% |
| Middle year built | 1981 | 1985 |
| Owner-occupied | 78% | 70% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.