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Radon in Binghamton, New York

EPA puts Broome County, where Binghamton is, in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and only 12 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2023). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.

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  • Share at 4+ pCi/L

    25.0%

    0.1 pts above NY

    Broome
    25.0%
    New York
    24.9%

    Broome, 32nd of 61 in NY, 2007 to 2016

  • Median result

    1.8pCi/L

    Below action level

    Broome
    1.8 pCi/L
    EPA
    4.0 pCi/L

    Midpoint of Broome's tests, 2007 to 2016

  • Nearest county

    39.0%

    Tioga, 21 miles

    Tioga
    39.0%
    Broome
    25.0%

    1,426 tests, 2007 to 2016

  • EPA radon zone

    Zone 1

    Highest potential

    1. Zone 1
    2. 2
    3. 3

    1 highest, 3 lowest

    Broome, where Binghamton is

  • Tests reported

    6,144

    In Broome

    Broome
    6,144
    Tioga
    1,426

    Reported to CDC before any fix, 2007 to 2016

Read a result for Binghamton

Starts at Broome County's median, 1.8 pCi/L

1.8pCi/L

EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.

EPA’s reading of 1.8 pCi/L

Below 2 pCi/L

  1. Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
  2. 2 to 4consider a fix
  3. 4 and aboveEPA says fix it

This result is below 2 pCi/L, the level at which EPA says a fix should be considered. Broome County's median reported result, 2007 to 2016.

Interpret this reading

The data

Binghamton, What is published

What is published for Binghamton

Information:

Every figure for Binghamton is a county's

Radon data is published by county, not by city, so for Binghamton it is Broome County's: its EPA zone (Zone 1) and the 12 tests reported to CDC for 2023. Only a test tells you about one home.

Binghamton covers 10.5 square miles of land, all of it in Broome County. About 46,418 people live there, 4,430 to the square mile.

Binghamton, Counties

The county Binghamton lies in

Measured

Broome County's EPA zone and the figures CDC publishes for it, 2023.

Broome CountyZone 1Highest predicted potential

25.0%
Reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L
1.4 pCi/L
Median reported result
12 tests
Tests reported to CDC
10
Annual years on file

Broome County ranks 32nd of 61 New York counties with 30 or more tests for that period, 0.1 points above the 24.9% pooled across New York's counties, 10.8 points below the national pool of 35.8%.

The counties nearest Binghamton with a CDC figure for 2007 to 2016, laboratory, measured from the middle of the city: Tioga County (21 miles, 39.0% of 1,426 tests), Chenango County (31 miles, 34.9% of 971 tests) and Cortland County (35 miles, 50.4% of 736 tests). Across the 8 nearest, the share at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 26.9% to 51.7%; the farthest of them, Madison County, is 57 miles away at 35.8%.

The directory lists 5 businesses with an address in Binghamton, 4 for testing and 3 for mitigation. New York's other cities with a page of their own: Syracuse, Rochester, Ithaca and Buffalo.

The counties around Binghamton

By distance from the middle of Binghamton; counties with 30 or more tests.

Nearest counties to Binghamton with 30 or more tests
CountyDistanceTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedian
Tioga County21 mi1,42639.0%2.7 pCi/L
Chenango County31 mi97134.9%2.6 pCi/L
Cortland County35 mi73650.4%4.0 pCi/L
Tompkins County38 mi3,33327.6%2.2 pCi/L
Chemung County44 mi1,49351.7%4.2 pCi/L
Delaware County49 mi93126.9%1.8 pCi/L
Schuyler County53 mi23336.5%2.3 pCi/L
Madison County57 mi93235.8%2.7 pCi/L

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

Binghamton, Geology

The ground under Binghamton

Predicted

USGS's geologic map puts all of Binghamton's mapped land in one class: high radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Allegheny Plateau, to which USGS gives a radon index of 12, in the high band (12 to 17).

USGS's geologic areas under Binghamton
AreaThe rock, in USGS's wordsPotentialRadon indexShare of land
Allegheny PlateauShale, limestone, and sandstone.High12100%

Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.

Binghamton beside its county and New York

All of Binghamton, like all of Broome County, is rated high. Binghamton has more high-potential ground than New York as a whole: 100% of its land against 48.9%.

Share of land by USGS radon potential: Binghamton, the county it lies in and New York
AreaEPA zoneLow potentialModerate potentialHigh potential
BinghamtonBy countyNoneNone100%
Broome CountyZone 1NoneNone100%
New York62 counties, pooled by land areaVaries22.0%28.2%48.9%

The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.

Binghamton, Homes

Homes in Binghamton

Fewer than six in ten of Binghamton's 24,835 homes are detached houses (39%, against 61% across Broome County); the rest are attached, in shared buildings or mobile. The homes are older than Broome County's as a whole: half were built before 1946 (1959 for Broome County), and 66% date from before 1960. Most occupied homes here are rented: owners live in 43% (Broome County: 65%). A tenant can run a test; a fix is the landlord's to make.

Homes in Binghamton, Broome County, New York, 2019 to 2023
HomesBinghamtonBroome CountyNew York
Housing units24,83592,8898,539,536
Detached houses39%61%41%
In buildings of 5 or more22%14%34%
Mobile homesunder 1%4%2%
Built before 196066%52%53%
Built since 20003%6%12%
Middle year built194619591958
Owner-occupied43%65%54%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.

Local help

Binghamton, Professionals

Radon professionals listed in Binghamton

Businesses whose listed city is Binghamton, from the state registries and listings in the Radon411 directory, with the same business and certification status the directory shows.

5 listings with Binghamton as the city. See radon mitigation and testing in Binghamton, or all radon professionals in New York.

Binghamton, Local resources

Local resources for Binghamton

Who to ask in New York: its radon program, test kits and professionals.

The program's own words on licensing are on the New York page.

What it means

Binghamton, Questions

Questions about radon in Binghamton

What radon zone is Binghamton in?

EPA's map puts Broome County, and with it Binghamton, in Zone 1, the map's highest class: a predicted county average above 4 pCi/L.

What are radon levels in Binghamton?

Only 12 tests from Broome County are on file with CDC for 2023, 25.0% of them at or above 4 pCi/L: too few to say how Binghamton runs.

Should I test my home in Binghamton?

Yes. With no dependable count of tests for Broome County, a test of your own is the only reading there is; a short-term kit takes a few days. How to test a home.

What ground is Binghamton built on, as far as radon goes?

USGS's geologic map puts all of Binghamton on one named area, "Allegheny Plateau", rated high for radon potential, radon index 12.

Is radon higher in the counties around Binghamton?

Yes, in every direction measured. Each of the 8 nearest counties with a figure reports a larger share of high tests than Broome County's 25.0%; the highest is Chemung County (51.7%, 44 miles off).

Who tests for or fixes radon in Binghamton?

Radon411's directory has 5 businesses with an address in Binghamton, 4 listed for testing and 3 for mitigation. Every entry names the public list it was taken from. Radon professionals in Binghamton.

The answers use the published figures of Broome County, the county Binghamton lies in.

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