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Radon in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska lies in Lancaster County, which EPA places in Zone 1, highest predicted potential. Radon data is published by county, so this page reads Lancaster County's figures.

NebraskaAbout 301,522 people

What this means for you

  • Your area: EPA rates Lancaster County, where Lincoln is, Zone 1, the highest of its three radon zones. That is a prediction for the whole county, and homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones.
  • Local tests: Of 4,058 radon tests reported to CDC for Lancaster County (2023), 26.7% were at or above 4 pCi/L, EPA's action level.
  • Your home: The only way to know your home’s level is to test it.
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pCi/L (picocuries per liter) is the unit radon is measured in. EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above, its action level.

Lincoln, What is published

What is published for Lincoln

Information:

Radon data is published by county, not by city

Radon data is published by county, not by city. EPA assigns radon zones to counties, and CDC publishes radon test figures by county. Neither publishes a figure for Lincoln, so every radon figure on this page belongs to a county and is labelled with it. Only a test tells you about one home.

Lancaster County has an EPA zone and its own CDC test figures, shown below. About 301,522 people live in Lincoln.

Lincoln, Counties

The county Lincoln lies in

Measured

Each county's own EPA zone and its own published CDC figures for 2023, the newest period any of them has. A county without a figure for that period is shown without one, never with a figure from another year.

Lancaster CountyZone 1Highest predicted potential

26.7%
Reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L, 2023
1.6 pCi/L
Median reported result
4,058 tests
Tests reported to CDC
10
Annual years on file

The median reported pre-mitigation result for 2023 was 1.6 pCi/L in Lancaster County.

CDC counts radon tests that were reported to it, not homes, and figures from few tests can swing widely from year to year. Each county’s report has its full history.

Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones, by county. Measured: CDC tracking data, by county, 2023.

Lincoln, Local resources

Local resources for Lincoln

Who to ask in Nebraska: the state's radon program, test kits and professionals.

Office of Environmental Health Hazards & Indoor Air

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Nebraska’s radon program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules where you live.

Phone
(402) 471-1005
Licensing of radon professionals
If radon testing is done in schools, offices, or other places of work, it must be done by a licensed radon measurement business.
Visit the program's page(opens in a new tab)

Test kits

The program says: Some local programs distribute radon kits for free or a reduced cost.

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Radon professionals

Radon testers and mitigators in Nebraska, each with how its listing was checked.

Professionals in Nebraska

Lincoln, Questions

Questions about radon in Lincoln

What radon zone is Lincoln in?

EPA's Map of Radon Zones classifies counties, not cities. Lancaster County is in Zone 1 (highest predicted potential). A zone is a prediction for a whole county and never tells you the level in one home.

How many radon tests come back high in Lincoln's counties?

For 2023, the share of radon tests reported to CDC that were at or above 4 pCi/L was 26.7% in Lancaster County (4,058 tests). Each is that county's own figure, counting tests reported to CDC, not homes. Radon411 does not average or combine them into a figure for the city.

Should I test my home in Lincoln?

Yes. Testing is the only way to know the radon level in a specific building. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. How to test a home.

The answers use the published figures of Lancaster County, the county Lincoln lies in.

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