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Radon Levels in Gates County, North Carolina
EPA puts Gates County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 1 radon test from it is on file with CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
40.3%
Northampton County, 39 miles
- Northampton
- 40.3%
- NC
- 22.6%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 62 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
None
34.2 pts below NC
- Gates
- 0.0%
- NC
- 34.2%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
1
Too few for a share
- Gates
- 1
- Needed
- 30
2008 to 2017, 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 Gates 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
Gates County, At a glance
Gates County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 99% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Gates County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 1 reported test for Gates County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, a result of 0.1 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Gates County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 1 test was reported to CDC for Gates County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), 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: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2006 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Gates County, Compared
Gates County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Gates County rests on 1 test over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 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.
The nearest counties with a figure are Northampton County (39 miles away) at 40.3%, Halifax County (55 miles away) at 42.4% and Dare County (68 miles away) at 26.8%. 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 Gates County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 99% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Gates County, Geology
The ground under Gates County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Gates County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. The map puts 90.4% of Gates County in the area it calls Inner Coastal Plain and 8.3% in Outer Coastal Plain. USGS gives the first a radon index of 8 and the second 7, both 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 | 90.4% |
| Outer Coastal Plain | Unconsolidated sand. | Low | 7 | 8.3% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Gates County beside the ground around it
Across North Carolina 1.3% of the land is rated high; none of Gates County's is. None of the 7 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Gates County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Gates 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
Gates County, Questions
Questions about radon in Gates County
Are radon levels high in Gates County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Gates County, North Carolina were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.1 pCi/L. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 94 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 42.7%.
Which counties border Gates County?
Gates County borders 7 counties: Hertford County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Suffolk city, VA, Perquimans County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Southampton County, VA and Camden County, NC.
Products
Gates County, Products
Testing a home in Gates County
No CDC figure names Gates County; the nearest county with one, Northampton County (39 miles away), reported 40.3% 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 Gates County.
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Long-term kit
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In home: 90 days to 12 months
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Gates County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Gates 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 Hertford County, NCEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.4 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Chowan County, NCEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 9 tests
- Radon levels in Suffolk city, VAEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.9 pCi/L · 5 tests
- Radon levels in Perquimans County, NCEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.8 pCi/L · 5 tests
- Radon levels in Southampton County, VAEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Camden County, NCEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2008 to 2017; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Gates County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Gates County
About 10,234 people live in Gates County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 216 fewer than in 2020 (−2.1%). That works out to 30 people per square mile of land. Gatesville, its one incorporated place, has 260 residents, 2.5% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 1 test over 2008 to 2017, or 0.1 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where North Carolina as a whole comes to 6.5.
Gatesville is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Gates County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatesville | 260 | −4.4% | 2.5% |
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).
Gates County, Homes
Homes in Gates County
Of Gates County's 4,809 homes, 63% are detached houses, against 65% across North Carolina; 36% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1991, close to North Carolina's 1990: 23% date from before 1960 and 26% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 82% of the occupied homes (North Carolina: 66%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Gates County | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 4,809 | 4,815,195 |
| Detached houses | 63% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | under 1% | 14% |
| Mobile homes | 36% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 23% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 26% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1991 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 82% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.