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Radon Levels in Camden County, North Carolina
EPA puts Camden County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 1 radon test from it is on file with CDC (2021). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Highest bordering
7.0%
Chesapeake city
- Chesapeake city
- 7.0%
1 of 5 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
26.8%
Dare County, 48 miles
- Dare
- 26.8%
- NC
- 22.6%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 41 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
None
34.2 pts below NC
- Camden
- 0.0%
- NC
- 34.2%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
1
Too few for a share
- Camden
- 1
- Needed
- 30
2021
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 Camden 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
Camden County, At a glance
Camden County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 97% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Camden County, 2021
CDC holds 1 reported test for Camden County in 2021, a result of 0.1 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Camden County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 1 test was reported to CDC for Camden County over 2021, 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. Measured data period: 2021.
Camden County, Compared
Camden County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Camden County rests on 1 test in 2021, 0 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 100.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 0.1 pCi/L, with a middle value of 0.1 pCi/L.
Chesapeake city, VA, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, reported 7.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L. Farther out, Dare County (48 miles away) at 26.8%, Northampton County (66 miles away) at 40.3% and Halifax County (81 miles away) at 42.4% 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 Camden County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 97% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Camden County, Geology
The ground under Camden County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Camden County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. 97.1% of it lies in the area the map calls Outer Coastal Plain, to which USGS gives a radon index of 7, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Coastal Plain | Unconsolidated sand. | Low | 7 | 97.1% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Camden County beside the ground around it
Across North Carolina 1.3% of the land is rated high; none of Camden County's is. None of the 5 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Camden County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Camden 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
Camden County, Questions
Questions about radon in Camden County
Are radon levels high in Camden County?
In 2021, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Camden County, North Carolina were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.1 pCi/L. Chesapeake city, VA, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, reported 7.0% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Which counties border Camden County?
Camden County borders 5 counties: Currituck County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Chesapeake city, VA, Gates County, NC and Suffolk city, VA.
Products
Camden County, Products
Testing a home in Camden County
No CDC figure names Camden County; the nearest county with one, Dare County (48 miles away), reported 26.8% 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 Camden County.
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In home: 90 days to 12 months
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Camden County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Camden County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Pasquotank County, NCEPA zone 3
37.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 8 tests
- Radon levels in Chesapeake city, VAEPA zone 3
7.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 43 tests
- Radon levels in Currituck County, NCEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.3 pCi/L · 8 tests
- Radon levels in Gates County, NCEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Suffolk city, VAEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.9 pCi/L · 5 tests
Camden County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Camden County
Camden County is growing: the Census Bureau puts it at 11,315 residents on July 1, 2025, up 8.7% from 10,405 in 2020. That works out to 47 people per square mile of land. Elizabeth City, the largest place on its list (19,622 residents in all), extends beyond Camden County, so no share of the total is worked out for it. Reported testing is thin here: 1 test over 2021, or 0.1 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where North Carolina as a whole comes to 0.6.
Elizabeth City is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Camden County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cityextends beyond Camden County | 19,622 | +4.6% | Counted whole |
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). A place that extends beyond Camden County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Camden County, Homes
Homes in Camden County
Camden County is a place of houses on their own lots: 82% of its 4,226 homes are detached single-family houses, against 65% across North Carolina. Much of Camden County is recent building: 47% of its homes have gone up since 2000 and the middle year built is 1999, against 1990 for North Carolina. Owners live in 84% of the occupied homes (North Carolina: 66%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Camden County | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 4,226 | 4,815,195 |
| Detached houses | 82% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 5% | 14% |
| Mobile homes | 13% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 13% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 47% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1999 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 84% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.