Short-term kit
PicoCan short-term charcoal canister radon test
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Neshoba County, Mississippi
EPA puts Neshoba 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, 100 miles
- Tuscaloosa
- 10.1%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 69 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
8.1 pts below MS
- Neshoba
- 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 Neshoba 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
Neshoba County, At a glance
Neshoba 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 Neshoba County. Tuscaloosa County, AL, 100 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals.
Neshoba County, Compared
Neshoba County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Neshoba County is in a state CDC's county radon counts do not reach: no Mississippi county has a figure, while 2,669 counties elsewhere do over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals. 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 (100 miles away) at 10.1%, Franklin County, AL (138 miles away) at 18.6% and Jefferson County, AL (140 miles away) at 10.6%.
EPA's 1993 map puts Neshoba 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.
Neshoba County, Geology
The ground under Neshoba County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Neshoba 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.
Neshoba County beside the ground around it
Across Mississippi 0.1% of the land is rated high; none of Neshoba County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Kemper County the most at 13.3%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Neshoba County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Neshoba 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
Neshoba County, Questions
Questions about radon in Neshoba County
Are radon levels high in Neshoba County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Neshoba County, Mississippi yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 160 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 4.4% to 36.6%.
Which counties border Neshoba County?
Neshoba County borders 6 counties: Winston County, Leake County, Newton County, Kemper County, Lauderdale County and Attala County.
Products
Neshoba County, Products
Testing a home in Neshoba County
No CDC figure names Neshoba County; the nearest county with one, Tuscaloosa County, AL (100 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 Neshoba County.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
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
MonitorX-Sense
XR0A-SR battery digital radon detector with a screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Screen
Method: Alpha spectrometry
First reading: Within 24 hours
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Neshoba County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Neshoba County
Calculated by Radon411counties bordering Neshoba County: 1 of 6
Neshoba County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Neshoba County
About 28,732 people live in Neshoba County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 250 fewer than in 2020 (−0.9%). That works out to 50 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Philadelphia, has 6,858 residents, 23.9% of the total.
From Philadelphia to Union, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Neshoba County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 6,858 | −3.2% | 23.9% |
| Unionextends beyond Neshoba County | 2,007 | −1.6% | Counted whole |
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). A place that extends beyond Neshoba County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Neshoba County, Homes
Homes in Neshoba County
Of Neshoba County's 12,086 homes, 70% are detached houses, against 69% across Mississippi; 22% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1982, close to Mississippi's 1986: 15% date from before 1960 and 20% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 75% of the occupied homes (Mississippi: 69%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Neshoba County | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 12,086 | 1,332,811 |
| Detached houses | 70% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 4% | 9% |
| Mobile homes | 22% | 15% |
| Built before 1960 | 15% | 15% |
| Built since 2000 | 20% | 28% |
| Middle year built | 1982 | 1986 |
| Owner-occupied | 75% | 69% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.