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 Pitt County, North Carolina
EPA puts Pitt County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and most reported tests there come back low, though 0.9% of 116 (2022) reached 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
0.9%
9.8 pts below NC
- Pitt
- 0.9%
- NC
- 10.7%
116 tests, 2022
Median result
1.0pCi/L
Below action level
- Pitt
- 1.0 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2022
Tests reported
116
Most tested in NC
- Pitt
- 116
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2022
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Rank in NC
4 of 4
Lowest quarter
- Pitt
- 0.9%
- Buncombe
- 38.0%
By share, of 4 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Pitt County
Starts at Pitt County's median, 1.0 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 1.0 pCi/L
Below 2 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is below 2 pCi/L, the level at which EPA says a fix should be considered. Pitt County's median reported result, 2022.
The data
Pitt County, At a glance
Pitt 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 Pitt County, 2022
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% |
2022: 0.9%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 10.5%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
These are the 116 tests reported to CDC for Pitt County over 2022, many from homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: they describe the county's reported tests, not this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2022. Measured data period: 2005 to 2022 (every CDC figure on file).
Pitt County, Compared
Pitt County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Only 1 of 116 radon tests reported for Pitt County in 2022 reached 4 pCi/L (0.9%). The median result, 1.0 pCi/L, sits below 2, well under EPA's 4 pCi/L action level, and the top reported result was 4.0 pCi/L.
Across 57 North Carolina counties pooled together, 10.7% of tests reached that level, so Pitt County runs 9.8 points below its state. Against the national pool of 23.9%, the gap is 23.0 points lower. Its place in the state: 4th of 4 North Carolina counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Zone 3 on EPA's map (predicted average under 2 pCi/L) and a 0.9% share point the same way here.
Below the action level, 91 tests (78.4%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 70.8% statewide, and 24 tests (20.7%) fell between 2 and 4, against 18.5% statewide. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
The busiest year on file was 2022, with 116 tests reported; the quietest, 2014, had 6.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Pitt County, Geology
The ground under Pitt County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Pitt 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.
Pitt County beside the ground around it
Across North Carolina 1.3% of the land is rated high; none of Pitt 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
Pitt County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Pitt 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
Pitt County, Questions
Questions about radon in Pitt County
Are radon levels high in Pitt County?
In 2022, 0.9% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Pitt County, North Carolina were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.0 pCi/L. Of 4 North Carolina counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 3 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 10.7%.
Which counties border Pitt County?
Pitt County borders 7 counties: Greene County, Martin County, Edgecombe County, Wilson County, Lenoir County, Beaufort County and Craven County.
Products
Pitt County, Products
Testing a home in Pitt County
In Pitt County, 0.9% of 116 tests reported to CDC in 2022 reached 4 pCi/L, against 10.7% pooled across North Carolina. 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 Pitt 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
Monitor
RM-65 rechargeable radon detector with a color screen and alarm
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Pitt County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Pitt County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Craven CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 6 tests · 0.9 points below Pitt County
- Radon levels in Greene CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2022; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Martin CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2022; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Edgecombe CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2022; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Wilson CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2022; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Lenoir CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2022; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Beaufort CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2022; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Pitt County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Pitt County
Pitt County is growing: the Census Bureau puts it at 182,936 residents on July 1, 2025, up 5.4% from 173,642 in 2020. That works out to 280 people per square mile of land. Greenville alone is home to 96,443 of them, 52.7% of the total. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 116 reported tests for 2022 come to 0.6 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 0.1 for North Carolina.
From Greenville to Falkland, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Pitt County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 96,443 | +6.0% | 52.7% |
| Winterville | 10,973 | +4.4% | 6.0% |
| Ayden | 5,263 | +3.5% | 2.9% |
| Farmville | 4,577 | +2.4% | 2.5% |
| Griftonextends beyond Pitt County | 2,539 | +3.9% | Counted whole |
| Bethel | 1,422 | +3.4% | 0.8% |
| Simpson | 409 | +4.9% | 0.2% |
| Grimesland | 404 | +4.4% | 0.2% |
| Fountain | 396 | +3.9% | 0.2% |
| Falkland | 51 | +2.0% | 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 Pitt County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Pitt County, Homes
Homes in Pitt County
Fewer than six in ten of Pitt County's 81,656 homes are detached houses (48%, against 65% across North Carolina); the rest are attached, in shared buildings or mobile. Half of its homes were built before 1993, close to North Carolina's 1990: 10% date from before 1960 and 37% from 2000 or later. 51% 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 | Pitt County | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 81,656 | 4,815,195 |
| Detached houses | 48% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 25% | 14% |
| Mobile homes | 11% | 11% |
| Built before 1960 | 10% | 14% |
| Built since 2000 | 37% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1993 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 51% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.