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In home: 2 to 4 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Wilkinson County, Georgia
EPA puts Wilkinson County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 1 radon test from it is on file with CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Highest bordering
26.5%
Jones County
- Jones
- 26.5%
- Laurens
- 16.1%
2 of 7 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2007 to 2016
Nearest county
26.5%
Jones County, 27 miles
- Jones
- 26.5%
- Georgia
- 23.9%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 34 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
None
26.5 pts below Georgia
- Wilkinson
- 0.0%
- Georgia
- 26.5%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
1
Too few for a share
- Wilkinson
- 1
- Needed
- 30
2008 to 2017, laboratory
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 Wilkinson 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
Wilkinson County, At a glance
Wilkinson 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
Radon tests reported for Wilkinson County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 1 reported test for Wilkinson County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, a result of 0.1 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Wilkinson County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 1 test was reported to CDC for Wilkinson County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), and tests are often run on homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: so few describe neither the county nor this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Wilkinson County, Compared
Wilkinson County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Wilkinson County rests on 1 test over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 0 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 100.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 0.1 pCi/L, with a middle value of 0.1 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals: Jones County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 26.5%, and Laurens County the smallest, 16.1%. Farther out, Bibb County (31 miles away) at 0.0%, Houston County (37 miles away) at 8.2% and Putnam County (38 miles away) at 27.3% have figures too. Pooled across 137 Georgia counties, 23.9% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
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 Wilkinson 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.
Wilkinson County, Geology
The ground under Wilkinson County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Wilkinson 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.
Wilkinson County beside the ground around it
Across Georgia 26.5% of the land is rated moderate; none of Wilkinson County's is. None of the 7 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Wilkinson County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Wilkinson 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
Wilkinson County, Questions
Questions about radon in Wilkinson County
Are radon levels high in Wilkinson County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Wilkinson County, Georgia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.1 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals: Jones County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 26.5%, and Laurens County the smallest, 16.1%.
Which counties border Wilkinson County?
Wilkinson County borders 7 counties: Twiggs County, Baldwin County, Washington County, Bleckley County, Jones County, Laurens County and Johnson County.
Products
Wilkinson County, Products
Testing a home in Wilkinson County
No CDC figure names Wilkinson County; the nearest county with one, Jones County (27 miles away), reported 26.5% 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 Wilkinson County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
MonitorPYZYCKYH
RD17 plug-in radon detector with a rechargeable battery and color screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
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Wilkinson County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Wilkinson County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Jones CountyEPA zone 3
26.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.0 pCi/L · 34 tests
- Radon levels in Baldwin CountyEPA zone 3
20.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 15 tests
- Radon levels in Laurens CountyEPA zone 3
16.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.9 pCi/L · 31 tests
- Radon levels in Twiggs CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Washington CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Bleckley CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Johnson CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.2 pCi/L · 1 test
Wilkinson County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Wilkinson County
About 8,650 people live in Wilkinson County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 182 fewer than in 2020 (−2.1%). That works out to 19 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Gordon, the largest, has 1,720 residents, 19.9% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 1 test over 2008 to 2017, or 0.1 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Georgia as a whole comes to 2.7.
From Gordon to Danville, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Wilkinson County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | 1,720 | −2.9% | 19.9% |
| Ivey | 1,009 | −2.1% | 11.7% |
| McIntyre | 553 | −3.3% | 6.4% |
| Irwinton | 537 | +1.9% | 6.2% |
| Toomsboro | 376 | −1.1% | 4.3% |
| Allentownextends beyond Wilkinson County | 192 | −2.5% | Counted whole |
| Danvilleextends beyond Wilkinson County | 161 | −6.9% | Counted whole |
7 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 Wilkinson County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Wilkinson County, Homes
Homes in Wilkinson County
Of Wilkinson County's 4,298 homes, 63% are detached houses, against 66% across Georgia; 33% are mobile homes. The homes are older than Georgia's as a whole: half were built before 1983 (1991 for Georgia), and 19% date from before 1960. Owners live in 83% of the occupied homes (Georgia: 65%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Wilkinson County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 4,298 | 4,483,873 |
| Detached houses | 63% | 66% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 16% |
| Mobile homes | 33% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 19% | 12% |
| Built since 2000 | 15% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1983 | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied | 83% | 65% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.