Short-term kit
PicoCan short-term charcoal canister radon test
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Anson County, North Carolina
EPA puts Anson County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 2 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2020). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Highest bordering
25.3%
Stanly County
- Stanly
- 25.3%
- Richmond
- 0.0%
4 of 6 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
0.0%
Richmond County, 20 miles
- Richmond
- 0.0%
- NC
- 22.6%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 52 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
31.1%
3.1 pts below NC
- Anson
- 31.1%
- NC
- 34.2%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
19
Too few for a share
- Anson
- 19
- Needed
- 30
2007 to 2016, laboratory
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 Anson 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
Anson County, At a glance
Anson County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 69% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Anson County, 2020
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% |
2020: 0.0%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 33.3%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 2 tests were reported to CDC for Anson County over 2020, 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: 2020. Measured data period: 2005 to 2020 (every CDC figure on file).
Anson County, Compared
Anson County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Anson County rests on 19 tests over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, 0 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 5.3 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 1.5 pCi/L, with a middle value of 0.6 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 4 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Stanly County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 25.3%, and Richmond County the smallest, 0.0%, with Montgomery County at 20.4% and Union County at 11.2% between. Farther out, Scotland County (37 miles away) at 3.2%, Cabarrus County (38 miles away) at 8.8% and Moore County (42 miles away) at 19.2% have figures too. Pooled across 99 North Carolina counties, 22.6% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Transylvania County reported the highest share (47.8%) and Nash County the lowest (0.0%). EPA's 1993 map puts Anson County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 69% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Anson County, Geology
The ground under Anson County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Anson County: 68.9% of its land is low radon potential and 31.1% moderate. The map puts 41.0% of Anson County in the area it calls Wadesboro Subbasin and 31.1% in Carolina Slate Belt, with 2 smaller areas beside them. USGS gives the first a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8), and the second 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadesboro Subbasin | Arkosic sandstone, siltstone and conglomerate. | Low | 8 | 41.0% |
| Carolina Slate Belt | Felsic metavolcanics, intermediate volcanics, metamudstone, argillite, and epiclastic rocks. | Moderate | 9 | 31.1% |
| Carolina Slate Belt | Felsic metavolcanics, intermediate volcanics, metamudstone, argillite, and epiclastic rocks. | Low | 6 | 22.8% |
| Upper and Middle Coastal Plain | Tertiary coastal plain sandy and silty sediments and marsh deposits. | Low | 8 | 5.0% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Anson County beside the ground around it
Across North Carolina 1.3% of the land is rated high; none of Anson County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, none has as large a share of moderate-potential ground; Richmond County comes nearest at 22.0%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Anson County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Anson County
- North Carolina Radon ProgramNorth Carolina Radon Program, run by NCDHHS, answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in North Carolina.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsAsk the program whether it has free or discounted kits, or compare kits you can buy.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in North Carolina2 professionals are listed in North Carolina.
What North Carolina's program says
- Licensing of radon professionals
The North Carolina Radon Program is presently developing a Radon Proficiency Program as directed by Session Law 2023-91 House Bill 782 .
What it means
Anson County, Questions
Questions about radon in Anson County
Are radon levels high in Anson County?
In 2020, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Anson County, North Carolina were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.1 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 4 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Stanly County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 25.3%, and Richmond County the smallest, 0.0%, with Montgomery County at 20.4% and Union County at 11.2% between.
Which counties border Anson County?
Anson County borders 6 counties: Richmond County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Union County, NC, Chesterfield County, SC and Marlboro County, SC.
Products
Anson County, Products
Testing a home in Anson County
No CDC figure names Anson County; the nearest county with one, Richmond County (20 miles away), reported 0.0% 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 Anson County.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
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
MonitorX-Sense
XR0A-SR battery digital radon detector with a screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Screen
Method: Alpha spectrometry
First reading: Within 24 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Anson County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Anson County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Stanly County, NCEPA zone 3
25.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.2 pCi/L · 229 tests
- Radon levels in Montgomery County, NCEPA zone 3
20.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.5 pCi/L · 103 tests
- Radon levels in Union County, NCEPA zone 3
11.2%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 836 tests
- Radon levels in Richmond County, NCEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 52 tests
- Radon levels in Chesterfield County, SCEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 10 tests
- Radon levels in Marlboro County, SCEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.9 pCi/L · 7 tests
Anson County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Anson County
About 21,758 people live in Anson County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 475 fewer than in 2020 (−2.1%). That works out to 41 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Wadesboro, has 5,035 residents, 23.1% of the total. Together its 7 incorporated places hold 38.8% of those residents; the other 61.2% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 19 tests over 2007 to 2016, or 0.9 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where North Carolina as a whole comes to 6.3.
From Wadesboro to McFarlan, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Anson County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadesboro | 5,035 | +0.2% | 23.1% |
| Polkton | 1,722 | −29.4% | 7.9% |
| Ansonville | 461 | +2.7% | 2.1% |
| Lilesville | 398 | +2.1% | 1.8% |
| Peachland | 395 | +1.0% | 1.8% |
| Morven | 331 | +0.9% | 1.5% |
| McFarlan | 96 | +3.2% | 0.4% |
7 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).
Anson County, Homes
Homes in Anson County
Of Anson County's 9,932 homes, 68% are detached houses, against 65% across North Carolina; 26% are mobile homes. The homes are older than North Carolina's as a whole: half were built before 1974 (1990 for North Carolina), and 26% date from before 1960. 66% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (North Carolina: 66%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Anson County | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 9,932 | 4,815,195 |
| Detached houses | 68% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 14% |
| Mobile homes | 26% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 26% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 11% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1974 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 66% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.