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Method: Charcoal
In home: 3 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Leake County, Mississippi
EPA puts Leake 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
10.1%
Tuscaloosa County, 122 miles
- Tuscaloosa
- 10.1%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 69 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
8.1 pts below MS
- Leake
- 0.0%
- MS
- 8.1%
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 Leake 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
Leake County, At a glance
Leake 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 Leake County. Tuscaloosa County, AL, 122 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals.
Leake County, Compared
Leake County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC publishes no radon test figure for Leake County, and none for any other Mississippi county: its counts over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals cover 2,669 counties elsewhere in the country. Across every county in the country with a figure (2,669), 36.3% of reported tests reached that level; no Mississippi county contributes to that pool.
The nearest counties with a figure are Tuscaloosa County, AL (122 miles away) at 10.1%, Franklin County, AL (151 miles away) at 18.6% and Tangipahoa Parish, LA (155 miles away) at 0.0%.
EPA's 1993 map puts Leake 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.
Leake County, Geology
The ground under Leake County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Leake County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls North Central Hills/Flatwoods, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Hills/Flatwoods | Tertiary nonmarine to deltaic sediments ranging from sand to clay. | 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.
Leake County beside the ground around it
Across Mississippi 0.1% of the land is rated high; none of Leake County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 1 has more moderate-potential ground, Winston County the most at 0.1%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Leake County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Leake County
- Mississippi Radon ProgramMississippi Radon Program, run by Mississippi State Department of Health, answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Mississippi.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 Mississippi directoryNo professionals are listed in Mississippi yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What Mississippi's program says
- Phone
- 1-800-626-7739
What it means
Leake County, Questions
Questions about radon in Leake County
Are radon levels high in Leake County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Leake County, Mississippi yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 169 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 36.6%.
Which counties border Leake County?
Leake County borders 6 counties: Scott County, Attala County, Neshoba County, Madison County, Winston County and Newton County.
Products
Leake County, Products
Testing a home in Leake County
No CDC figure names Leake County; the nearest county with one, Tuscaloosa County, AL (122 miles away), reported 10.1% 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 Leake County.
Test kits and monitors3
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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
MonitorSafetySiren
Pro4 plug-in radon detector with a display and alarm
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Plug-in
- Alarm
- Screen
First reading: Within 48 hours
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
Explore
Leake County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Leake County
Calculated by Radon411counties bordering Leake County: 1 of 6
Leake County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Leake County
The Census Bureau estimates 21,662 residents in Leake County for July 1, 2025, 413 more than in 2020 (+1.9%). That works out to 37 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Carthage, has 4,864 residents, 22.5% of the total.
From Carthage to Lena, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Leake County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage | 4,864 | −0.6% | 22.5% |
| Walnut Grove | 511 | +0.8% | 2.4% |
| Sebastopolextends beyond Leake County | 260 | −1.9% | Counted whole |
| Lena | 158 | Level | 0.7% |
4 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 Leake County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Leake County, Homes
Homes in Leake County
Of Leake County's 9,054 homes, 68% are detached houses, against 69% across Mississippi; 25% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1981, close to Mississippi's 1986: 15% date from before 1960 and 20% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 76% of the occupied homes (Mississippi: 69%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Leake County | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 9,054 | 1,332,811 |
| Detached houses | 68% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 4% | 9% |
| Mobile homes | 25% | 15% |
| Built before 1960 | 15% | 15% |
| Built since 2000 | 20% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1981 | 1986 |
| Owner-occupied | 76% | 69% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.