Short-term kit
RA400 short-term liquid scintillation radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Liquid scintillation
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Wheeler County, Nebraska
EPA puts Wheeler County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 1 radon test from it is on file with CDC (2023). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Highest bordering
73.8%
Boone County
- Boone
- 73.8%
- Holt
- 42.7%
5 of 6 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
57.9%
Greeley County, 24 miles
- Greeley
- 57.9%
- Nebraska
- 58.5%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 38 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
8.4%
63.4 pts below Nebraska
- Wheeler
- 8.4%
- Nebraska
- 71.8%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
15
Too few for a share
- Wheeler
- 15
- Needed
- 30
2016
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 Wheeler 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
Wheeler County, At a glance
Wheeler County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 92% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Wheeler County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% |
2023: 0.0%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 0.0%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 1 test was reported to CDC for Wheeler County over 2023, 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: 2023. Measured data period: 2005 to 2023 (every CDC figure on file).
Wheeler County, Compared
Wheeler County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Wheeler County rests on 15 tests in 2016, 0 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 6.7 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 2.8 pCi/L, with a middle value of 2.0 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 5 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Boone County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 73.8%, and Holt County the smallest, 42.7%, with Antelope County at 71.3%, Greeley County at 57.9% and Valley County at 52.4% between. Farther out, Nance County (45 miles away) at 60.8%, Madison County (48 miles away) at 66.4% and Howard County (48 miles away) at 32.5% have figures too. Pooled across 93 Nebraska counties, 58.5% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Clay County reported the highest share (85.1%) and Cherry County the lowest (13.3%). EPA's 1993 map puts Wheeler County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 92% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Wheeler County, Geology
The ground under Wheeler County
PredictedMost of the ground under Wheeler County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 91.6% of its land is low radon potential, with 8.4% high and 0.1% moderate. The map puts 91.6% of Wheeler County in the area it calls Sand Hills and 8.4% in Pre-Wisconsin glacial deposits. USGS gives the first a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8), and the second 13, in the high band (12 to 17).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hills | Quaternary windblown sand. | Low | 8 | 91.6% |
| Pre-Wisconsin glacial deposits | Loess-mantled glacial drift. | High | 13 | 8.4% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Wheeler County beside the ground around it
Nebraska as a whole has more high-potential ground than Wheeler County: 40.9% of its land, against 8.4% here. Of the 6 counties that border it, 3 have more high-potential ground, Boone County the most at 92.7%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Wheeler County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Wheeler County
- Office of Environmental Health Hazards & Indoor AirOffice of Environmental Health Hazards & Indoor Air, run by Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, licenses or certifies radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Nebraska.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
Some local programs distribute radon kits for free or a reduced cost.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Nebraska116 professionals are listed in Nebraska.
What Nebraska's program says
- 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.
What it means
Wheeler County, Questions
Questions about radon in Wheeler County
Are radon levels high in Wheeler County?
In 2023, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Wheeler County, Nebraska were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 3.5 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 5 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Boone County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 73.8%, and Holt County the smallest, 42.7%, with Antelope County at 71.3%, Greeley County at 57.9% and Valley County at 52.4% between.
Which counties border Wheeler County?
Wheeler County borders 6 counties: Greeley County, Garfield County, Boone County, Valley County, Antelope County and Holt County.
Products
Wheeler County, Products
Testing a home in Wheeler County
No CDC figure names Wheeler County; the nearest county with one, Greeley County (24 miles away), reported 57.9% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2008 to 2017 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 Wheeler 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
Monitor
RadonPro Wi-Fi radon monitor with a built-in Geiger counter
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Plug-in
- Wi-Fi
- Alarm
- Screen, app
First reading: Within 5 minutes
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Wheeler County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Wheeler County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Boone CountyEPA zone 1
73.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 6.3 pCi/L · 225 tests
- Radon levels in Antelope CountyEPA zone 2
71.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 6.5 pCi/L · 258 tests
- Radon levels in Greeley CountyEPA zone 1
57.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.7 pCi/L · 38 tests
- Radon levels in Valley CountyEPA zone 2
52.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.2 pCi/L · 84 tests
- Radon levels in Holt CountyEPA zone 3
42.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.3 pCi/L · 349 tests
- Radon levels in Garfield CountyEPA zone 3
27.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.3 pCi/L · 29 tests
Wheeler County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Wheeler County
The Census Bureau estimates 789 residents in Wheeler County for July 1, 2025, 16 more than in 2020 (+2.1%). Spread over its land, that is 1.4 people to the square mile. No town dominates: Bartlett, the largest, has 107 residents, 13.6% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 25.0% of those residents; the other 75.0% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 15 tests over 2016, or 19.0 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Nebraska as a whole comes to 33.4.
From Bartlett to Ericson, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Wheeler County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett | 107 | Level | 13.6% |
| Ericson | 90 | +2.3% | 11.4% |
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).
Wheeler County, Homes
Homes in Wheeler County
Wheeler County is a place of houses on their own lots: 81% of its 603 homes are detached single-family houses, against 72% across Nebraska. Half of its homes were built before 1973, close to Nebraska's 1975: 37% date from before 1960 and 15% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 81% of the occupied homes (Nebraska: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Wheeler County | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 603 | 855,631 |
| Detached houses | 81% | 72% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 0% | 17% |
| Mobile homes | 17% | 3% |
| Built before 1960 | 37% | 32% |
| Built since 2000 | 15% | 22% |
| Middle year built | 1973 | 1975 |
| Owner-occupied | 81% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.