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Radon Levels in Fayette County, Georgia
EPA puts Fayette County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and 30.5% of its 873 reported radon tests (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals) 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
30.5%
5.7 pts above GA
- Fayette
- 30.5%
- Georgia
- 24.8%
873 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
2.6pCi/L
Below action level
- Fayette
- 2.6 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
873
8th of 57 by tests
- Fayette
- 873
- Fulton
- 4,858
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Georgia
21 of 57
Middle half
- Fayette
- 30.5%
- Barrow
- 48.3%
By share, of 57 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Fayette County
Starts at Fayette County's median, 2.6 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 2.6 pCi/L
Between 2 and 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 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. Fayette County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Fayette County, At a glance
Fayette County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Fayette County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Fayette County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 37%2 to 4 pCi/L: 32%4 pCi/L and above: 31%
Of 873 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.
| Result band | Tests Measured | Share Measured |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 pCi/L | 327 | 37.5% |
| 2 to 4 pCi/L | 280 | 32.1% |
| 4 pCi/L and above | 266 | 30.5% |
What these figures count
These are the 873 tests reported to CDC for Fayette County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), many from homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: they describe the county's reported tests, not this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Fayette County, Compared
Fayette County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411In Fayette County, about 3 in 10 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals (266 of 873) were at or above EPA's action level. Against the national pool of 35.7%, the gap is 5.2 points lower. Across 129 Georgia counties pooled together, 24.8% of tests reached that level, so Fayette County runs 5.7 points above its state.
Of 4 neighbours with a figure, 1 reported a larger share at or above 4 pCi/L and 3 a smaller one; the spread is 19.2% (Coweta County) to 33.6% (Spalding County). By share, Fayette County is 21st of 57 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Half the tests came in under 2.6 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 35.9 pCi/L. Below the action level, 327 tests (37.5%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 44.0% statewide, and 280 tests (32.1%) fell between 2 and 4, against 31.2% statewide.
Zone 2 on EPA's map (predicted average between 2 and 4 pCi/L) and a 30.5% share point the same way here. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land moderate radon potential. CDC also counts 75 tests taken after mitigation in Fayette County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.
CDC's ten-year totals for Fayette County went from 610 tests (2005 to 2014) to 873 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 32.0% to 30.5%.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Fayette County, Geology
The ground under Fayette County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Fayette County's mapped land in one class: moderate radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Georgiabama Thrust Stack (South), to which USGS gives a radon index of 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgiabama Thrust Stack (South) | Schist, amphibolite and granite. | Moderate | 9 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Fayette County beside the ground around it
Fayette County has more moderate-potential ground than Georgia as a whole: 100% of its land against 26.5%. Of the 4 counties that border it, none has as large a share of moderate-potential ground; Clayton County comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Fayette County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Fayette 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.
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- 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
Fayette County, Questions
Questions about radon in Fayette County
Are radon levels high in Fayette County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 30.5% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Fayette County, Georgia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 2.6 pCi/L. Of 57 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 20 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 24.8%.
Which counties border Fayette County?
Fayette County borders 4 counties: Clayton County, Coweta County, Spalding County and Fulton County.
Products
Fayette County, Products
Testing a home in Fayette County
In Fayette County, 30.5% of 873 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 24.8% pooled across Georgia. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Fayette County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
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In home: 90 days to 12 months
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Fayette County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Fayette County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Spalding CountyEPA zone 2
33.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.9 pCi/L · 107 tests · 3.1 points above Fayette County
- Radon levels in Fulton CountyEPA zone 1
20.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.2 pCi/L · 4,858 tests · 9.7 points below Fayette County
- Radon levels in Clayton CountyEPA zone 2
20.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 154 tests · 10.4 points below Fayette County
- Radon levels in Coweta CountyEPA zone 2
19.2%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.0 pCi/L · 548 tests · 11.3 points below Fayette County
Fayette County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Fayette County
The Census Bureau estimates 125,156 residents in Fayette County for July 1, 2025, 5,649 more than in 2020 (+4.7%). That works out to 643 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Peachtree City, has 40,880 residents, 32.7% of the total. Together its 5 incorporated places hold 56.1% of those residents; the other 43.9% live outside any of them. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 873 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 come to 7.0 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 2.7 for Georgia.
From Peachtree City to Woolsey, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Fayette County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree City | 40,880 | +6.6% | 32.7% |
| Fayetteville | 20,465 | +7.6% | 16.4% |
| Tyrone | 8,091 | +3.9% | 6.5% |
| Brooks | 584 | +2.3% | 0.5% |
| Woolsey | 208 | +2.0% | 0.2% |
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).
Fayette County, Homes
Homes in Fayette County
Fayette County is a place of houses on their own lots: 83% of its 45,896 homes are detached single-family houses, against 66% across Georgia. Half of its homes were built before 1993, close to Georgia's 1991: 1% date from before 1960 and 31% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 81% of the occupied homes (Georgia: 65%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Fayette County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 45,896 | 4,483,873 |
| Detached houses | 83% | 66% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 9% | 16% |
| Mobile homes | 3% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 1% | 12% |
| Built since 2000 | 31% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1993 | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied | 81% | 65% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.