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Radon Levels in Towns County, Georgia
EPA puts Towns County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and 31.9% of its 144 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
31.9%
7.1 pts above GA
- Towns
- 31.9%
- Georgia
- 24.8%
144 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
2.8pCi/L
Below action level
- Towns
- 2.8 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
144
29th of 57 by tests
- Towns
- 144
- 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
19 of 57
Middle half
- Towns
- 31.9%
- Barrow
- 48.3%
By share, of 57 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Towns County
Starts at Towns County's median, 2.8 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 2.8 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. Towns County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Towns County, At a glance
Towns County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Towns 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 Towns County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 33%2 to 4 pCi/L: 35%4 pCi/L and above: 32%
Of 144 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.
| Result band | Tests Measured | Share Measured |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 pCi/L | 47 | 32.6% |
| 2 to 4 pCi/L | 51 | 35.4% |
| 4 pCi/L and above | 46 | 31.9% |
What these figures count
These are the 144 tests reported to CDC for Towns 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).
Towns County, Compared
Towns County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411In Towns County, about 3 in 10 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals (46 of 144) were at or above EPA's action level. Against the national pool of 35.7%, the gap is 3.8 points lower. Across 129 Georgia counties pooled together, 24.8% of tests reached that level, so Towns County runs 7.1 points above its state.
Of 5 neighbours with a figure, 3 reported a larger share at or above 4 pCi/L and 2 a smaller one; the spread is 25.3% (White County) to 44.6% (Union County). By share, Towns County is 19th of 57 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Half the tests came in under 2.8 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 41.3 pCi/L. Below the action level, 47 tests (32.6%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 44.0% statewide, and 51 tests (35.4%) 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 31.9% share point the same way here. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land moderate radon potential. CDC also counts 13 tests taken after mitigation in Towns County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.
CDC's ten-year totals for Towns County went from 102 tests (2005 to 2014) to 144 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 27.5% to 31.9%.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Towns County, Geology
The ground under Towns County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Towns County's mapped land in one class: moderate radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Georgiabama Thrust Stack (North), 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 (North) | Gneiss, phyllite, and schist. | 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.
Towns County beside the ground around it
Towns County has more moderate-potential ground than Georgia as a whole: 100% of its land against 26.5%. Of the 5 counties that border it, none has as large a share of moderate-potential ground; Clay County, NC comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Towns County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Towns 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
Towns County, Questions
Questions about radon in Towns County
Are radon levels high in Towns County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 31.9% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Towns County, Georgia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 2.8 pCi/L. Of 57 Georgia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 18 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 24.8%.
Which counties border Towns County?
Towns County borders 5 counties: Clay County, NC, Union County, GA, Rabun County, GA, White County, GA and Habersham County, GA.
Products
Towns County, Products
Testing a home in Towns County
In Towns County, 31.9% of 144 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 Towns 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
Monitor
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First reading: Within 10 minutes
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Towns County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Towns County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Union County, GAEPA zone 2
44.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.3 pCi/L · 276 tests · 12.7 points above Towns County
- Radon levels in Clay County, NCEPA zone 2
43.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.0 pCi/L · 323 tests · 11.1 points above Towns County
- Radon levels in Habersham County, GAEPA zone 2
37.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.1 pCi/L · 128 tests · 5.6 points above Towns County
- Radon levels in Rabun County, GAEPA zone 2
26.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.0 pCi/L · 69 tests · 5.8 points below Towns County
- Radon levels in White County, GAEPA zone 2
25.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.7 pCi/L · 91 tests · 6.6 points below Towns County
Towns County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Towns County
Towns County is growing: the Census Bureau puts it at 13,285 residents on July 1, 2025, up 5.8% from 12,552 in 2020. That works out to 80 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Hiawassee, the largest, has 1,038 residents, 7.8% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 13.8% of those residents; the other 86.2% live outside any of them. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 144 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 come to 10.8 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 2.7 for Georgia.
From Hiawassee to Young Harris, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Towns County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawassee | 1,038 | +5.3% | 7.8% |
| Young Harris | 797 | −27.5% | 6.0% |
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).
Towns County, Homes
Homes in Towns County
Of Towns County's 8,719 homes, 74% are detached houses, against 66% across Georgia; 18% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1994, close to Georgia's 1991: 8% date from before 1960 and 34% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 80% of the occupied homes (Georgia: 65%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Towns County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 8,719 | 4,483,873 |
| Detached houses | 74% | 66% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 5% | 16% |
| Mobile homes | 18% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 8% | 12% |
| Built since 2000 | 34% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1994 | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied | 80% | 65% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.