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Radon in Lewiston, New York
Lewiston, New York lies in Niagara County, which EPA places in Zone 2, moderate predicted potential. Radon data is published by county, so this page reads Niagara County's figures.
What this means for you
- Your area: EPA rates Niagara County, where Lewiston is, Zone 2, the middle 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 8 buildings with radon tests reported to CDC for Niagara County (2023), 11.1% 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.
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.
Lewiston, What is published
What is published for Lewiston
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 Lewiston, so every radon figure on this page belongs to a county and is labelled with it. Only a test tells you about one home.
Niagara County has an EPA zone and its own CDC test figures, shown below. About 2,492 people live in Lewiston.
Lewiston, Counties
The county Lewiston lies in
MeasuredEach 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.
Niagara CountyZone 2Moderate predicted potential
- 11.1%
- Reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L, 2023
- 1.2 pCi/L
- Median reported result
- Test count not published
- Tests reported to CDC
- 10
- Annual years on file
The median reported pre-mitigation result for 2023 was 1.2 pCi/L in Niagara 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.
Lewiston, Local resources
Local resources for Lewiston
Who to ask in New York: the state's radon program, test kits and professionals.
Radon Program
New York State Department of Health
New York’s radon program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules where you live.
- Phone
- 518-402-7556
- radon@health.ny.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
NYS does not certify or license radon testers.
Test kits
The program says: Providing patients with information about how low-cost test kits may be obtained from the Radon Program.
Radon professionals
Radon testers and mitigators in New York, each with how its listing was checked.
Professionals in New YorkLewiston, Questions
Questions about radon in Lewiston
What radon zone is Lewiston in?
EPA's Map of Radon Zones classifies counties, not cities. Niagara County is in Zone 2 (moderate 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 Lewiston's counties?
For 2023, the share of radon tests reported to CDC that were at or above 4 pCi/L was 11.1% in Niagara County. 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 Lewiston?
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 Niagara County, the county Lewiston lies in.
Lewiston / Next steps
What to do next
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Know what radon is
What radon is, how it gets indoors, and why a county zone is not a reading for your home.
Learn about radonTest
Test the building you live in
Short-term or long-term, where the device goes, and closed-house conditions.
How to testFix
Bring a high level down
How a mitigation system works, and the retest that confirms it.
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