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Radon Levels in White Pine County, Nevada
EPA puts White Pine County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and 39.1% of its 69 reported radon tests (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals) were at or above 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
39.1%
16.3 pts above NV
- White Pine
- 39.1%
- Nevada
- 22.8%
69 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
3.1pCi/L
Below action level
- White Pine
- 3.1 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
69
9th of 11 by tests
- White Pine
- 69
- Washoe
- 5,046
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017
EPA radon zone
Zone 1
Highest potential
- Zone 1
- 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts over 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Nevada
3 of 11
Top quarter
- White Pine
- 39.1%
- Carson City
- 40.6%
By share, of 11 with 30+ tests
Read a result for White Pine County
Starts at White Pine County's median, 3.1 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 3.1 pCi/L
Between 2 and 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. White Pine County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
White Pine County, At a glance
White Pine County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential
EPA puts all of White Pine County in
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 69% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for White Pine County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 22%2 to 4 pCi/L: 39%4 pCi/L and above: 39%
Of 69 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.
| Result band | Tests Measured | Share Measured |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 pCi/L | 15 | 21.7% |
| 2 to 4 pCi/L | 27 | 39.1% |
| 4 pCi/L and above | 27 | 39.1% |
What these figures count
These are the 69 tests reported to CDC for White Pine County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), many from homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: they describe the county's reported tests, not this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
White Pine County, Compared
White Pine County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411In White Pine County, about 4 in 10 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals (27 of 69) were at or above EPA's action level. Against the national pool of 35.7%, the gap is 3.4 points higher. Across 16 Nevada counties pooled together, 22.8% of tests reached that level, so White Pine County runs 16.3 points above its state.
Of 4 neighbours with a figure, 3 reported a larger share at or above 4 pCi/L and 1 a smaller one; the spread is 11.1% (Nye County) to 61.0% (Juab County, UT). By share, White Pine County is 3rd of 11 Nevada counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Half the tests came in under 3.1 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 28.8 pCi/L. Below the action level, 15 tests (21.7%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 52.5% statewide, and 27 tests (39.1%) fell between 2 and 4, against 24.8% statewide.
Zone 1 on EPA's map (predicted average above 4 pCi/L) and a 39.1% share point the same way here. USGS geology rates 69% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
CDC's ten-year totals for White Pine County went from 68 tests (2005 to 2014) to 69 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 39.7% to 39.1%.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
White Pine County, State data
Nevada's own radon test data
MeasuredWhat Nevada's own agencies publish about radon tests in White Pine County, with their period. These are not CDC's figures and are never added to them.
MeasuredState figures, not CDC's
What the Nevada Radon Education Program reports for the ZIP codes in White Pine County
The Nevada Radon Education Program publishes its figures by ZIP code, not by county. These are the 4 ZIP codes that lie wholly or partly in White Pine County, each with the state's own figures for it. Period: 1989-2015.
| ZIP code | What the state reports |
|---|---|
| 89301 | average 4.3 pCi/L |
| 89311 | average 3.5 pCi/L |
| 89316 | average 5.9 pCi/L |
| 89317 | average 3.8 pCi/L |
- NBMG says the results are based on independently tested homes, not scientific sampling.
- The service publishes an average for each ZIP code but no count of tests.
- Site specific testing is the only way to determine local radon concentrations.
- A ZIP code that crosses the county line is listed whole; its figures cover all of it.
Measured: Nevada Radon Education Program data, 1989-2015.
White Pine County, Geology
The ground under White Pine County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits White Pine County: 69.3% of its land is moderate radon potential and 30.7% high. The map puts 69.3% of White Pine County in the area it calls Great Basin and 28.5% in Great Basin, with one smaller area beside them. USGS gives the first a radon index of 11, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 12, in the high band (12 to 17).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Basin | Sandstone, shale, limestone, mafic volcanic rocks. | Moderate | 11 | 69.3% |
| Great Basin | Tertiary volcanic rocks composed of silicic ash-flow tuffs, rhyolitic flows, shallow intrusive rocks, andeside, and some tuffaceous sedimentary rocks. | High | 12 | 28.5% |
| Great Basin | Cenozoic tuffaceous sedimentary rocks.Local areas of uranium-rich rhyolite. | High | 12 | 2.2% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
White Pine County beside the ground around it
White Pine County has more high-potential ground than Nevada as a whole: 30.7% of its land against 17.3%. Of the 7 counties that border it, none has as large a share of high-potential ground; Lincoln County comes nearest at 27.1%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
White Pine County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in White Pine County
- Nevada Radon Education ProgramNevada Radon Education Program, run by University Of Nevada, Reno, offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Nevada.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
The program offers literature, maps, educational presentations and low-cost radon test kits.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Nevada20 professionals are listed in Nevada.
What Nevada's program says
- chrisk@unr.edu
What it means
White Pine County, Questions
Questions about radon in White Pine County
Are radon levels high in White Pine County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 39.1% of the radon tests reported to CDC for White Pine County, Nevada were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 3.1 pCi/L. Of 11 Nevada counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 2 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 22.8%.
Which counties border White Pine County?
White Pine County borders 7 counties: Eureka County, NV, Millard County, UT, Lincoln County, NV, Juab County, UT, Tooele County, UT, Nye County, NV and Elko County, NV.
Products
White Pine County, Products
Testing a home in White Pine County
In White Pine County, 39.1% of 69 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 22.8% pooled across Nevada. In Zone 1 the year-round level in White Pine County is the one to know: a long-term test (more than 90 days) or a monitor, with a short-term kit for a first answer.
Test kits and monitors3
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Monitor
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White Pine County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering White Pine County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Juab County, UTEPA zone 2
61.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 6.2 pCi/L · 41 tests · 21.9 points above White Pine County
- Radon levels in Tooele County, UTEPA zone 2
45.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.5 pCi/L · 471 tests · 6.3 points above White Pine County
- Radon levels in Elko County, NVEPA zone 2
40.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.1 pCi/L · 159 tests · 1.2 points above White Pine County
- Radon levels in Lincoln County, NVEPA zone 1
25.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 12 tests · 14.1 points below White Pine County
- Radon levels in Millard County, UTEPA zone 2
11.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.3 pCi/L · 9 tests · 28.0 points below White Pine County
- Radon levels in Nye County, NVEPA zone 2
11.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.3 pCi/L · 81 tests · 28.0 points below White Pine County
- Radon levels in Eureka County, NVEPA zone 1
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 6 tests · 39.1 points below White Pine County
White Pine County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in White Pine County
About 8,661 people live in White Pine County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 407 fewer than in 2020 (−4.5%). Spread over its land, that is 1.0 people to the square mile. Ely, its one incorporated place, has 3,946 residents, 45.6% of the total. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 69 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 come to 8.0 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 3.3 for Nevada.
Ely is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads White Pine County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely | 3,946 | +0.3% | 45.6% |
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).
White Pine County, Homes
Homes in White Pine County
Of White Pine County's 4,157 homes, 71% are detached houses, against 60% across Nevada; 20% are mobile homes. The homes are older than Nevada's as a whole: half were built before 1971 (1996 for Nevada), and 41% date from before 1960. Owners live in 78% of the occupied homes (Nevada: 59%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | White Pine County | Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 4,157 | 1,307,338 |
| Detached houses | 71% | 60% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 1% | 22% |
| Mobile homes | 20% | 6% |
| Built before 1960 | 41% | 5% |
| Built since 2000 | 13% | 40% |
| Middle year built | 1971 | 1996 |
| Owner-occupied | 78% | 59% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.