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Radon in Naples, Florida

EPA puts Collier County, where Naples is, in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and 22.7% of its 1,607 reported radon tests (2023) were at or above 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.

Data checked By Radon411Methodology

  • Share at 4+ pCi/L

    22.7%

    4.2 pts above FL

    Collier
    22.7%
    Florida
    18.5%

    Collier, 5th of 30 in FL, 2023

  • Median result

    2.3pCi/L

    Below action level

    Collier
    2.3 pCi/L
    EPA
    4.0 pCi/L

    Midpoint of Collier's tests, 2023

  • Nearest county

    20.3%

    Lee, 30 miles

    Lee
    20.3%
    Collier
    22.7%

    1,224 tests, 2023

  • EPA radon zone

    Zone 3

    Low potential

    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. Zone 3

    1 highest, 3 lowest

    Collier, where Naples is

  • Tests reported

    1,607

    In Collier

    Collier
    1,607
    Lee
    1,224

    Reported to CDC before any fix, 2023

Read a result for Naples

Starts at Collier County's median, 2.3 pCi/L

2.3pCi/L

EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.

EPA’s reading of 2.3 pCi/L

Between 2 and 4 pCi/L

  1. Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
  2. 2 to 4consider a fix
  3. 4 and aboveEPA says fix it

This result is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Collier County's median reported result, 2023.

The data

Naples, What is published

What is published for Naples

Information:

Every figure for Naples is a county's

Radon data is published by county, not by city, so for Naples it is Collier County's: its EPA zone (Zone 3) and the 1,607 tests reported to CDC for 2023. Only a test tells you about one home.

Naples covers 12.3 square miles of land, all of it in Collier County. About 20,114 people live there, 1,635 to the square mile.

Naples, Counties

The county Naples lies in

Measured

Collier County's EPA zone and the figures CDC publishes for it, 2023.

Collier CountyZone 3Lower predicted potential

22.7%
Reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L
2.3 pCi/L
Median reported result
1,607 tests
Tests reported to CDC
10
Annual years on file

Collier County ranks 5th of 30 Florida counties with 30 or more tests for that period, 4.2 points above the 18.5% pooled across Florida's counties, 10.7 points below the national pool of 33.4%.

The counties nearest Naples with a CDC figure for 2023, measured from the middle of the city: Lee County (30 miles, 20.3% of 1,224 tests), Charlotte County (52 miles, 31.9% of 91 tests) and Sarasota County (79 miles, 12.3% of 496 tests). Across the 8 nearest, the share at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 9.4% to 40.1%; the farthest of them, Polk County, is 124 miles away at 11.0%.

The directory lists 2 businesses with an address in Naples, 1 for testing and 1 for mitigation. Florida's other cities with a page of their own: Gainesville, Miami, Venice and Fort Myers.

The counties around Naples

By distance from the middle of Naples; counties with 30 or more tests.

Nearest counties to Naples with 30 or more tests
CountyDistanceTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedian
Lee County30 mi1,22420.3%2.2 pCi/L
Charlotte County52 mi9131.9%2.9 pCi/L
Sarasota County79 mi49612.3%1.6 pCi/L
Broward County81 mi2,1659.4%1.7 pCi/L
Miami-Dade County85 mi1,91939.6%2.8 pCi/L
Palm Beach County89 mi1,52640.1%3.0 pCi/L
Manatee County97 mi26311.0%1.5 pCi/L
Polk County124 mi13611.0%1.1 pCi/L

Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones, by county. Measured: CDC tracking data, by county, 2023.

Naples, Geology

The ground under Naples

Predicted

USGS's geologic map puts all of Naples' mapped land in one class: low radon potential. 84.8% of it lies in the area the map calls Gulf/Atlantic Lowland and Central Highland, to which USGS gives a radon index of 6, in the low band (5 to 8).

USGS's geologic areas under Naples
AreaThe rock, in USGS's wordsPotentialRadon indexShare of land
Gulf/Atlantic Lowland and Central Highlandsand, silt, clay, gravelLow684.8%

Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.

Naples beside its county and Florida

Neither Naples nor Collier County as a whole has any land USGS rates above low potential. Across Florida 7.1% of the land is rated moderate; none of Naples' is.

Share of land by USGS radon potential: Naples, the county it lies in and Florida
AreaEPA zoneLow potentialModerate potentialHigh potential
NaplesBy county84.8%NoneNone
Collier CountyZone 396.9%NoneNone
Florida67 counties, pooled by land areaVaries89.7%7.1%None

The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.

Naples, Homes

Homes in Naples

Naples has 18,720 homes, and many share a building: 60% are in buildings of five or more, 31% are detached houses, against 42% across Collier County. The homes are older than Collier County's as a whole: half were built before 1982 (1996 for Collier County), and 5% date from before 1960. Owners live in 83% of the occupied homes (Collier County: 76%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.

Homes in Naples, Collier County, Florida, 2019 to 2023
HomesNaplesCollier CountyFlorida
Housing units18,720234,73210,082,356
Detached houses31%42%55%
In buildings of 5 or more60%36%25%
Mobile homes1%5%8%
Built before 19605%2%10%
Built since 200022%40%30%
Middle year built198219961988
Owner-occupied83%76%67%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.

Local help

Naples, Professionals

Radon professionals listed in Naples

Businesses whose listed city is Naples, from the state registries and listings in the Radon411 directory, with the same business and certification status the directory shows.

2 listings with Naples as the city. See radon mitigation and testing in Naples, or all radon professionals in Florida.

Naples, Local resources

Local resources for Naples

Who to ask in Florida: its radon program, test kits and professionals.

What it means

Naples, Questions

Questions about radon in Naples

What radon zone is Naples in?

Naples takes its zone from Collier County, which EPA puts in Zone 3, the map's lowest class: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. A low zone does not clear a house: homes over the action level are found in all three.

What are radon levels in Naples?

Collier County's 1,607 tests for 2023 put 22.7% at or above 4 pCi/L: most tests near Naples come back under EPA's action level, but not all. The median reported result was 2.3 pCi/L.

Should I test my home in Naples?

Yes. Roughly one reported test in 4 in Collier County reached 4 pCi/L. That is above Florida's pooled 18.5%, and ranks Collier County 5th of the 30 Florida counties with 30 or more tests. Only a test puts a number on one house. How to test a home.

What ground is Naples built on, as far as radon goes?

USGS's geologic map puts 84.8% of Naples on one named area, "Gulf/Atlantic Lowland and Central Highland", rated low for radon potential, radon index 6.

Is radon higher in the counties around Naples?

Some are and some are not. Against Collier County's 22.7%, 3 of the 8 nearest counties with a figure report more and 5 less, from Broward County (9.4%, 81 miles off) to Palm Beach County (40.1%, 89 miles off).

Who tests for or fixes radon in Naples?

Radon411's directory has 2 businesses with an address in Naples, 1 listed for testing and 1 for mitigation. Every entry names the public list it was taken from. Radon professionals in Naples.

The answers use the published figures of Collier County, the county Naples lies in.