Short-term kit
RA400 short-term liquid scintillation radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Liquid scintillation
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
EPA puts Edgecombe County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 2 radon tests from it are 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
42.4%
Halifax County
- Halifax
- 42.4%
- Nash
- 0.0%
3 of 5 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
0.0%
Nash County, 22 miles
- Nash
- 0.0%
- NC
- 22.6%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 30 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
None
34.2 pts below NC
- Edgecombe
- 0.0%
- NC
- 34.2%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
14
Too few for a share
- Edgecombe
- 14
- Needed
- 30
2014
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 Edgecombe 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
Edgecombe County, At a glance
Edgecombe County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Edgecombe County, 2021
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% |
2021: 0.0%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 14.3%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 2 tests were reported to CDC for Edgecombe 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. Figure above: 2021. Measured data period: 2005 to 2021 (every CDC figure on file).
Edgecombe County, Compared
Edgecombe County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Edgecombe County rests on 14 tests in 2014, 2 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 7.1 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 5.4 pCi/L, with a middle value of 0.9 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Halifax County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 42.4%, and Nash County the smallest, 0.0%, with Pitt County at 1.0% between. Farther out, Northampton County (37 miles away) at 40.3%, Franklin County (40 miles away) at 19.1% and Warren County (44 miles away) at 42.7% 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 Edgecombe County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Edgecombe County, Geology
The ground under Edgecombe County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Edgecombe County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Inner Coastal Plain, to which USGS gives a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Coastal Plain | Fossiliferous clay and sand, shelly sand, sandy marl, and limestone. | Low | 8 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Edgecombe County beside the ground around it
Across North Carolina 1.3% of the land is rated high; none of Edgecombe County's is. Of the 5 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Nash County the most at 13.2%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Edgecombe County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Edgecombe 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
Edgecombe County, Questions
Questions about radon in Edgecombe County
Are radon levels high in Edgecombe County?
In 2021, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Edgecombe County, North Carolina were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.1 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Halifax County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 42.4%, and Nash County the smallest, 0.0%, with Pitt County at 1.0% between.
Which counties border Edgecombe County?
Edgecombe County borders 5 counties: Halifax County, Martin County, Nash County, Wilson County and Pitt County.
Products
Edgecombe County, Products
Testing a home in Edgecombe County
No CDC figure names Edgecombe County; the nearest county with one, Nash County (22 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 Edgecombe County.
Test kits and monitors3
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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
Monitor
Hello Radon C battery radon monitor with an e-ink screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Screen
Method: Alpha spectrometry
First reading: Within 24 hours
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Edgecombe County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Edgecombe County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Halifax CountyEPA zone 3
42.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.6 pCi/L · 59 tests
- Radon levels in Pitt CountyEPA zone 3
1.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 101 tests
- Radon levels in Martin CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 4 tests
- Radon levels in Nash CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.2 pCi/L · 30 tests
- Radon levels in Wilson CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.4 pCi/L · 17 tests
Edgecombe County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Edgecombe County
The Census Bureau estimates 49,121 residents in Edgecombe County for July 1, 2025, 340 more than in 2020 (+0.7%). That works out to 97 people per square mile of land. Rocky Mount, the largest place on its list (55,120 residents in all), extends beyond Edgecombe County, so no share of the total is worked out for it. Reported testing is thin here: 14 tests over 2014, or 0.3 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where North Carolina as a whole comes to 1.0.
From Rocky Mount to Leggett, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Edgecombe County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountextends beyond Edgecombe County | 55,120 | +0.4% | Counted whole |
| Tarboro | 10,979 | +2.7% | 22.4% |
| Sharpsburgextends beyond Edgecombe County | 1,798 | +4.3% | Counted whole |
| Princeville | 1,286 | +1.3% | 2.6% |
| Pinetops | 1,198 | −0.8% | 2.4% |
| Whitakersextends beyond Edgecombe County | 646 | +2.7% | Counted whole |
| Macclesfield | 408 | −0.7% | 0.8% |
| Conetoe | 201 | Level | 0.4% |
| Speed | 66 | +1.5% | 0.1% |
| Leggett | 37 | −2.6% | Under 0.1% |
10 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). A place that extends beyond Edgecombe County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Edgecombe County, Homes
Homes in Edgecombe County
Of Edgecombe County's 23,258 homes, 62% are detached houses, against 65% across North Carolina; 22% are mobile homes. The homes are older than North Carolina's as a whole: half were built before 1977 (1990 for North Carolina), and 27% date from before 1960. 59% 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 | Edgecombe County | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 23,258 | 4,815,195 |
| Detached houses | 62% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 5% | 14% |
| Mobile homes | 22% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 27% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 19% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1977 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 59% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.