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In home: 3 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Pike County, Arkansas
EPA puts Pike County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
45.8%
Garland County, 41 miles
- Garland
- 45.8%
- Arkansas
- 22.7%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 48 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
8.0%
13.3 pts below Arkansas
- Pike
- 8.0%
- Arkansas
- 21.3%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
0
None published
A home here needs its own test
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 Pike 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
Pike County, At a glance
Pike County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 92% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
No CDC test figures here
CDC has published no radon test figures for Pike County. Garland County, 41 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Pike County, Compared
Pike County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411No CDC figure names Pike County, in any year or ten-year total; over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, the agency's counts reach 60 Arkansas counties without it. Pooled across 60 Arkansas counties, 22.7% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
The nearest counties with a figure are Garland County (41 miles away) at 45.8%, Saline County (65 miles away) at 31.9% and Pulaski County (87 miles away) at 6.8%. 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 Pike County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 92% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Pike County, Geology
The ground under Pike County
PredictedMost of the ground under Pike County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 92.0% of its land is low radon potential, with 8.0% moderate. The map puts 58.6% of Pike County in the area it calls Athens Plateau/Fourche Mountains and 33.4% in West Gulf Coastal Plain, with one smaller area beside them. USGS gives the first a radon index of 8 and the second 7, both in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Plateau/Fourche Mountains | Mississippian and Pennsylvanian sandstones and shales. | Low | 8 | 58.6% |
| West Gulf Coastal Plain | Glauconitic, phosphatic, and carbonaceous sediments. | Low | 7 | 33.4% |
| Central Ouachita Mountains | Intensely deformed Ordovician and Silurian shales and sandstones with minor chert and limestone. | Moderate | 9 | 8.0% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Pike County beside the ground around it
Arkansas as a whole has more moderate-potential ground than Pike County: 21.3% of its land, against 8.0% here. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Montgomery County the most at 72.4%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Pike County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Pike 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
Pike County, Questions
Questions about radon in Pike County
Are radon levels high in Pike County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Pike County, Arkansas yet. Of the 5 nearest counties with a figure, within 154 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 6.8% to 45.8%.
Which counties border Pike County?
Pike County borders 6 counties: Howard County, Montgomery County, Clark County, Hempstead County, Polk County and Nevada County.
Products
Pike County, Products
Testing a home in Pike County
No CDC figure names Pike County; the nearest county with one, Garland County (41 miles away), reported 45.8% 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 Pike 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
MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-1085 palm-sized rechargeable radon detector
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Pike County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Pike County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Howard CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.6 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Montgomery CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Clark CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 4 tests
- Radon levels in Polk CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.2 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Hempstead CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Nevada CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Pike County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Pike County
About 9,964 people live in Pike County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 194 fewer than in 2020 (−1.9%). That works out to 17 people per square mile of land. Glenwood, the largest place on its list (2,016 residents in all), extends beyond Pike County, so no share of the total is worked out for it. CDC publishes no radon test count for Pike County; across Arkansas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.2 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Glenwood to Daisy, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Pike County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwoodextends beyond Pike County | 2,016 | −2.2% | Counted whole |
| Murfreesboro | 1,443 | −3.5% | 14.5% |
| Delight | 280 | −2.1% | 2.8% |
| Antoine | 114 | −1.7% | 1.1% |
| Daisy | 82 | −2.4% | 0.8% |
5 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 Pike County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Pike County, Homes
Homes in Pike County
Of Pike County's 5,319 homes, 69% are detached houses, against 70% across Arkansas; 25% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1983, close to Arkansas' 1987: 16% date from before 1960 and 19% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 76% of the occupied homes (Arkansas: 66%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Pike County | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 5,319 | 1,382,664 |
| Detached houses | 69% | 70% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 10% |
| Mobile homes | 25% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 16% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 19% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1983 | 1987 |
| Owner-occupied | 76% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.