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 Candler County, Georgia
EPA puts Candler 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
16.1%
Laurens County, 50 miles
- Laurens
- 16.1%
- Georgia
- 23.9%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 31 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
None
26.5 pts below Georgia
- Candler
- 0.0%
- Georgia
- 26.5%
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 Candler 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
Candler County, At a glance
Candler 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
No CDC test figures here
CDC has published no radon test figures for Candler County. Laurens County, 50 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Candler County, Compared
Candler County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411No CDC figure names Candler County, in any year or ten-year total; over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, the agency's counts reach 137 Georgia counties without it. Pooled across 137 Georgia counties, 23.9% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
The nearest counties with a figure are Laurens County (50 miles away) at 16.1%, Chatham County (62 miles away) at 0.0% and Richmond County (66 miles away) at 0.0%. Statewide for the same period, Barrow County reported the highest share (51.0%) and Dougherty County the lowest (0.0%).
EPA's 1993 map puts Candler 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.
Candler County, Geology
The ground under Candler County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Candler 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 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Plain | Cretaceous and Tertiary marine and coastal sediments including limestone, sandstone, sand, silt, and clay. Coastal plan sands containing glauconite may generate locally elevated radon. | Low | 8 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Candler County beside the ground around it
Across Georgia 26.5% of the land is rated moderate; none of Candler County's is. None of the 5 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Candler County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Candler County
- Georgia's radon programGeorgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection DivisionGeorgia's radon program does not license radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Georgia.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
A kit costs $15.00 if mailed or $10.00 if picked up at a participating County Extension office.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Georgia3 professionals are listed in Georgia.
What Georgia's program says
- Licensing of radon professionals
There are no laws mandating a mitigator receive certification in Georgia, however, many mitigators choose to get certified by one of two national programs.
What it means
Candler County, Questions
Questions about radon in Candler County
Are radon levels high in Candler County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Candler County, Georgia yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 99 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 27.3%.
Which counties border Candler County?
Candler County borders 5 counties: Evans County, Emanuel County, Bulloch County, Tattnall County and Toombs County.
Products
Candler County, Products
Testing a home in Candler County
No CDC figure names Candler County; the nearest county with one, Laurens County (50 miles away), reported 16.1% 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 Candler 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
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Candler County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Candler County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Evans CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.2 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Emanuel CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.7 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Bulloch CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.4 pCi/L · 22 tests
- Radon levels in Toombs CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.8 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Tattnall CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Candler County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Candler County
The Census Bureau estimates 11,275 residents in Candler County for July 1, 2025, 239 more than in 2020 (+2.2%). That works out to 46 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Metter, has 4,076 residents, 36.2% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 38.2% of those residents; the other 61.8% live outside any of them. CDC publishes no radon test count for Candler County; across Georgia its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 2.6 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Metter to Pulaski, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Candler County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metter | 4,076 | +1.5% | 36.2% |
| Pulaski | 231 | +8.5% | 2.0% |
2 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).
Candler County, Homes
Homes in Candler County
Of Candler County's 4,653 homes, 56% are detached houses, against 66% across Georgia; 36% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1987, close to Georgia's 1991: 17% date from before 1960 and 20% from 2000 or later. 62% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Georgia: 65%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Candler County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 4,653 | 4,483,873 |
| Detached houses | 56% | 66% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 16% |
| Mobile homes | 36% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 17% | 12% |
| Built since 2000 | 20% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1987 | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied | 62% | 65% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.