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Radon Levels in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
EPA puts West Feliciana Parish in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
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Nearest county
0.0%
East Baton Rouge Parish, 30 miles
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- 0.0%
- Louisiana
- 2.8%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 48 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
Level with Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish
- 0.0%
- Louisiana
- 0.0%
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 West Feliciana Parish
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
West Feliciana Parish, At a glance
West Feliciana Parish 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 West Feliciana Parish. East Baton Rouge Parish, 30 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals.
West Feliciana Parish, Compared
West Feliciana Parish radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's county radon counts over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals cover 37 Louisiana counties, and West Feliciana Parish is not among them: no year's figure and no ten-year laboratory total names it. Pooled across 37 Louisiana counties, 2.8% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 36.3%.
The nearest counties with a figure are East Baton Rouge Parish (30 miles away) at 0.0%, Tangipahoa Parish (63 miles away) at 0.0% and Jefferson Parish (108 miles away) at 1.5%. Statewide for the same period, Jefferson Parish reported the highest share (1.5%) and Tangipahoa Parish the lowest (0.0%).
EPA's 1993 map puts West Feliciana Parish 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.
West Feliciana Parish, Geology
The ground under West Feliciana Parish
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of West Feliciana Parish's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. The map puts 54.0% of West Feliciana Parish in the area it calls Floodplain and 31.9% in Terraces, with one smaller area beside them. USGS gives the first a radon index of 7 and the second 8, both in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floodplain | Alluvium, marsh, silt, and clay. | Low | 7 | 54.0% |
| Terraces | Clays, siltstone, and sandstone. | Low | 8 | 31.9% |
| Loess Hills | Loess. | Low | 7 | 14.1% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
West Feliciana Parish beside the ground around it
Neither West Feliciana Parish nor Louisiana as a whole has any land USGS rates above low potential. None of the 6 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
West Feliciana Parish, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in West Feliciana Parish
- Louisiana's radon programLouisiana Department of Environmental QualityLouisiana's radon program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Louisiana.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsAsk the program whether it has free or discounted kits, or compare kits you can buy.
- Compare kits
- See the Louisiana directoryNo professionals are listed in Louisiana yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What it means
West Feliciana Parish, Questions
Questions about radon in West Feliciana Parish
Are radon levels high in West Feliciana Parish?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana yet. Of the 4 nearest counties with a figure, within 124 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 1.5%.
Which counties border West Feliciana Parish?
West Feliciana Parish borders 6 counties: Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Wilkinson County, MS, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA and Concordia Parish, LA.
Products
West Feliciana Parish, Products
Testing a home in West Feliciana Parish
No CDC figure names West Feliciana Parish; the nearest county with one, East Baton Rouge Parish (30 miles away), reported 0.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2006 to 2015 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 West Feliciana Parish.
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Long-term kit
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In home: 90 days to 12 months
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West Feliciana Parish, Bordering counties
Counties bordering West Feliciana Parish
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Concordia Parish, LAEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.6 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Pointe Coupee Parish, LAEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Wilkinson County, MSEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Avoyelles Parish, LAEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
West Feliciana Parish, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in West Feliciana Parish
About 15,134 people live in West Feliciana Parish by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 111 fewer than in 2020 (−0.7%). That works out to 38 people per square mile of land. St. Francisville, its one incorporated place, has 1,484 residents, 9.8% of the total. CDC publishes no radon test count for West Feliciana Parish; across Louisiana its counts for 2006 to 2015 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
St. Francisville is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads West Feliciana Parish's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francisville | 1,484 | −3.6% | 9.8% |
One incorporated place, 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).
West Feliciana Parish, Homes
Homes in West Feliciana Parish
Of West Feliciana Parish's 5,127 homes, 67% are detached houses, against 65% across Louisiana; 22% are mobile homes. Much of West Feliciana Parish is recent building: 34% of its homes have gone up since 2000 and the middle year built is 1991, against 1982 for Louisiana. Owners live in 79% of the occupied homes (Louisiana: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | West Feliciana Parish | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 5,127 | 2,094,002 |
| Detached houses | 67% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 11% |
| Mobile homes | 22% | 13% |
| Built before 1960 | 11% | 19% |
| Built since 2000 | 34% | 27% |
| Middle year built | 1991 | 1982 |
| Owner-occupied | 79% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.