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 Jones County, North Carolina
EPA puts Jones 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
2.7%
Onslow County
- Onslow
- 2.7%
- Carteret
- 0.0%
3 of 5 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
0.0%
Craven County, 16 miles
- Craven
- 0.0%
- NC
- 22.6%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 109 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
None
34.2 pts below NC
- Jones
- 0.0%
- NC
- 34.2%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
2
Too few for a share
- Jones
- 2
- 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 Jones 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
Jones County, At a glance
Jones 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 Jones County, 2021
CDC holds 2 reported tests for Jones County in 2021, with a median of 1.0 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Jones County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 2 tests were reported to CDC for Jones 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).
Jones County, Compared
Jones County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Jones County rests on 2 tests in 2021, 0 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 50.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 1.0 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.0 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Onslow County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 2.7%, and Carteret County the smallest, 0.0%, with Craven County at 0.0% between. Farther out, Pitt County (39 miles away) at 1.0%, Wayne County (44 miles away) at 8.2% and New Hanover County (62 miles away) at 3.4% 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 Jones 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.
Jones County, Geology
The ground under Jones County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Jones County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. The map puts 94.7% of Jones County in the area it calls Inner Coastal Plain and 5.3% 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 | 94.7% |
| Outer Coastal Plain | Unconsolidated sand. | Low | 7 | 5.3% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Jones County beside the ground around it
Across North Carolina 1.3% of the land is rated high; none of Jones 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
Jones County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Jones 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
Jones County, Questions
Questions about radon in Jones County
Are radon levels high in Jones County?
In 2021, 0.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Jones County, North Carolina were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.0 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Onslow County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 2.7%, and Carteret County the smallest, 0.0%, with Craven County at 0.0% between.
Which counties border Jones County?
Jones County borders 5 counties: Lenoir County, Craven County, Onslow County, Duplin County and Carteret County.
Products
Jones County, Products
Testing a home in Jones County
No CDC figure names Jones County; the nearest county with one, Craven County (16 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 Jones 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
MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-3786 rechargeable radon monitor with a 3.5-inch color screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Ion chamber
First reading: Within 10 minutes
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Jones County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Jones County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Onslow CountyEPA zone 3
2.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.5 pCi/L · 188 tests
- Radon levels in Lenoir CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 15 tests
- Radon levels in Craven CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.2 pCi/L · 109 tests
- Radon levels in Duplin CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 5 tests
- Radon levels in Carteret CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 41 tests
Jones County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Jones County
The Census Bureau estimates 9,575 residents in Jones County for July 1, 2025, 425 more than in 2020 (+4.6%). That works out to 20 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Maysville, the largest, has 853 residents, 8.9% of the total. Together its 3 incorporated places hold 14.4% of those residents; the other 85.6% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 2 tests over 2021, or 0.2 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where North Carolina as a whole comes to 0.6.
From Maysville to Trenton, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Jones County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maysville | 853 | +3.6% | 8.9% |
| Pollocksville | 276 | +4.2% | 2.9% |
| Trenton | 251 | +4.6% | 2.6% |
3 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).
Jones County, Homes
Homes in Jones County
Of Jones County's 4,675 homes, 63% are detached houses, against 65% across North Carolina; 32% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1986, close to North Carolina's 1990: 20% date from before 1960 and 30% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 76% of the occupied homes (North Carolina: 66%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Jones County | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 4,675 | 4,815,195 |
| Detached houses | 63% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 14% |
| Mobile homes | 32% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 20% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 30% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1986 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 76% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.