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 Tallapoosa County, Alabama
EPA puts Tallapoosa County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 16 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
22.2%
Elmore County
- Elmore
- 22.2%
- Lee
- 12.3%
3 of 7 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
22.2%
Elmore County, 27 miles
- Elmore
- 22.2%
- Alabama
- 21.9%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 36 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
42.7%
21.9 pts below Alabama
- Tallapoosa
- 42.7%
- Alabama
- 64.7%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
20
Too few for a share
- Tallapoosa
- 20
- Needed
- 30
2005 to 2014, 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 Tallapoosa 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
Tallapoosa County, At a glance
Tallapoosa County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 57% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Tallapoosa County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 16 reported tests for Tallapoosa County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 0.9 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Tallapoosa County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 16 tests were reported to CDC for Tallapoosa 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).
Tallapoosa County, Compared
Tallapoosa County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Tallapoosa County rests on 20 tests over the 2005 to 2014 laboratory totals, 4 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 5.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 11.7 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.7 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Elmore County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 22.2%, and Lee County the smallest, 12.3%, with Clay County at 17.9% between. Farther out, Talladega County (42 miles away) at 18.5%, Montgomery County (50 miles away) at 9.7% and Autauga County (54 miles away) at 17.1% 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 Tallapoosa County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 57% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Tallapoosa County, Geology
The ground under Tallapoosa County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Tallapoosa County: 57.3% of its land is low radon potential and 42.7% moderate. The map puts 57.3% of Tallapoosa County in the area it calls Inner Piedmont and 39.4% in Northern Piedmont, with one smaller area beside them. USGS gives the first a radon index of 7, in the low band (5 to 8), and the second 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Piedmont | Amphibolite, ultramafic rocks, gneiss, schist, minor granite. | Low | 7 | 57.3% |
| Northern Piedmont | Graphitic schists, phyllites, and felsic gneiss. | Moderate | 9 | 39.4% |
| Inner Coastal Plain | Marly sandy clay, chalk, and glauconitic sands. | Moderate | 10 | 3.1% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Tallapoosa County beside the ground around it
Across Alabama 14.3% of the land is rated high; none of Tallapoosa County's is. Of the 7 counties that border it, 3 have more high-potential ground, Clay County the most at 69.6%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Tallapoosa County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Tallapoosa 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
Tallapoosa County, Questions
Questions about radon in Tallapoosa County
Are radon levels high in Tallapoosa County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 6.3% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Tallapoosa County, Alabama were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.9 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Elmore County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 22.2%, and Lee County the smallest, 12.3%, with Clay County at 17.9% between.
Which counties border Tallapoosa County?
Tallapoosa County borders 7 counties: Chambers County, Clay County, Coosa County, Randolph County, Elmore County, Lee County and Macon County.
Products
Tallapoosa County, Products
Testing a home in Tallapoosa County
No CDC figure names Tallapoosa County; the nearest county with one, Elmore County (27 miles away), reported 22.2% 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 Tallapoosa 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
MonitorX-Sense
XR0A-SR battery digital radon detector with a screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Screen
Method: Alpha spectrometry
First reading: Within 24 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Tallapoosa County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Tallapoosa County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Randolph CountyEPA zone 2
40.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.7 pCi/L · 15 tests
- Radon levels in Elmore CountyEPA zone 2
22.2%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.2 pCi/L · 36 tests
- Radon levels in Macon CountyEPA zone 2
22.2%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 9 tests
- Radon levels in Clay CountyEPA zone 1
17.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.9 pCi/L · 39 tests
- Radon levels in Lee CountyEPA zone 2
12.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 81 tests
- Radon levels in Chambers CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.8 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Coosa CountyEPA zone 1
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.4 pCi/L · 9 tests
Tallapoosa County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Tallapoosa County
About 40,953 people live in Tallapoosa County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 339 fewer than in 2020 (−0.8%). That works out to 57 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Alexander City, has 14,515 residents, 35.4% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 20 tests over 2005 to 2014, or 0.5 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Alabama as a whole comes to 2.7.
From Alexander City to Goldville, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Tallapoosa County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander City | 14,515 | −2.1% | 35.4% |
| Tallasseeextends beyond Tallapoosa County | 4,738 | −1.1% | Counted whole |
| Dadeville | 2,920 | −5.3% | 7.1% |
| Camp Hill | 967 | −3.5% | 2.4% |
| Jacksons' Gap | 827 | +1.0% | 2.0% |
| New Site | 780 | +0.9% | 1.9% |
| Daviston | 176 | +1.1% | 0.4% |
| Waverlyextends beyond Tallapoosa County | 150 | Level | Counted whole |
| Goldville | 56 | +1.8% | 0.1% |
9 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 Tallapoosa County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Tallapoosa County, Homes
Homes in Tallapoosa County
Of Tallapoosa County's 22,967 homes, 73% are detached houses, against 69% across Alabama; 16% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1984, close to Alabama's 1985: 18% date from before 1960 and 23% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 76% of the occupied homes (Alabama: 70%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Tallapoosa County | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 22,967 | 2,316,192 |
| Detached houses | 73% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 6% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 16% | 13% |
| Built before 1960 | 18% | 16% |
| Built since 2000 | 23% | 27% |
| Middle year built | 1984 | 1985 |
| Owner-occupied | 76% | 70% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.