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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Cleburne County, Arkansas
EPA puts Cleburne County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 9 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
Nearest county
6.8%
Pulaski County, 55 miles
- Pulaski
- 6.8%
- Arkansas
- 22.7%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 103 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
0.3%
21.0 pts below Arkansas
- Cleburne
- 0.3%
- Arkansas
- 21.3%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
9
Too few for a share
- Cleburne
- 9
- 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 Cleburne 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
Cleburne County, At a glance
Cleburne 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 Cleburne County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 9 reported tests for Cleburne County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 2.1 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Cleburne County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 9 tests were reported to CDC for Cleburne 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).
Cleburne County, Compared
Cleburne County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Cleburne County rests on 9 tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 1 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 11.1 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 7.7 pCi/L, with a middle value of 2.1 pCi/L.
The nearest counties with a figure are Pulaski County (55 miles away) at 6.8%, Saline County (72 miles away) at 31.9% and Garland County (92 miles away) at 45.8%. Pooled across 60 Arkansas counties, 22.7% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
Statewide for the same period, Garland County reported the highest share (45.8%) and Pulaski County the lowest (6.8%). EPA's 1993 map puts Cleburne 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.
Cleburne County, Geology
The ground under Cleburne County
PredictedMost of the ground under Cleburne County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 99.7% of its land is low radon potential, with 0.3% moderate. The map puts 51.9% of Cleburne County in the area it calls Arkansas Valley and 47.8% in Boston Mountains. USGS gives both a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Valley | Mississippian and Pennsylvanian sandstones and shales. | Low | 8 | 51.9% |
| Boston Mountains | Mississippian and Pennsylvanian sandstones and shales. | Low | 8 | 47.8% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Cleburne County beside the ground around it
Arkansas as a whole has more moderate-potential ground than Cleburne County: 21.3% of its land, against 0.3% here. Of the 5 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Independence County the most at 63.8%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Cleburne County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Cleburne County
- Arkansas's radon programArkansas Department of HealthArkansas's radon program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Arkansas.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 Arkansas directoryNo professionals are listed in Arkansas yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What Arkansas's program says
- Phone
- 501-661-2621
- ADH.EPI.Radon@arkansas.gov
What it means
Cleburne County, Questions
Questions about radon in Cleburne County
Are radon levels high in Cleburne County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 11.1% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Cleburne County, Arkansas were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 2.1 pCi/L. Of the 5 nearest counties with a figure, within 137 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 6.8% to 45.8%.
Which counties border Cleburne County?
Cleburne County borders 5 counties: White County, Stone County, Independence County, Van Buren County and Faulkner County.
Products
Cleburne County, Products
Testing a home in Cleburne County
No CDC figure names Cleburne County; the nearest county with one, Pulaski County (55 miles away), reported 6.8% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2007 to 2016 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 Cleburne County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-1011S rechargeable radon detector with a screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 12 hours
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Cleburne County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Cleburne County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Independence CountyEPA zone 2
26.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.4 pCi/L · 15 tests
- Radon levels in Faulkner CountyEPA zone 3
5.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 19 tests
- Radon levels in White CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 6 tests
- Radon levels in Stone CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 7 tests
- Radon levels in Van Buren CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.6 pCi/L · 6 tests
Cleburne County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Cleburne County
The Census Bureau estimates 25,672 residents in Cleburne County for July 1, 2025, 960 more than in 2020 (+3.9%). That works out to 46 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Heber Springs, has 7,323 residents, 28.5% of the total. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 9 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 come to 0.4 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 0.2 for Arkansas.
From Heber Springs to Higden, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Cleburne County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heber Springs | 7,323 | +5.1% | 28.5% |
| Fairfield Bayextends beyond Cleburne County | 2,198 | +4.4% | Counted whole |
| Greers Ferry | 831 | +3.1% | 3.2% |
| Quitmanextends beyond Cleburne County | 704 | +2.0% | Counted whole |
| Concord | 193 | +2.1% | 0.8% |
| Higden | 116 | +2.7% | 0.5% |
6 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 Cleburne County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Cleburne County, Homes
Homes in Cleburne County
Of Cleburne County's 15,641 homes, 74% are detached houses, against 70% across Arkansas; 20% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1988, close to Arkansas' 1987: 7% date from before 1960 and 26% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 79% of the occupied homes (Arkansas: 66%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Cleburne County | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 15,641 | 1,382,664 |
| Detached houses | 74% | 70% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 1% | 10% |
| Mobile homes | 20% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 7% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 26% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1988 | 1987 |
| Owner-occupied | 79% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.