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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Vinton County, Ohio
EPA puts Vinton County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 4 radon tests from it are 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
Highest bordering
67.1%
Ross County
- Ross
- 67.1%
- Athens
- 38.1%
4 of 6 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
53.3%
Hocking County, 17 miles
- Hocking
- 53.3%
- Ohio
- 52.3%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 60 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
100.0%
0.1 pts above Ohio
- Vinton
- 100.0%
- Ohio
- 99.9%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
4
Too few for a share
- Vinton
- 4
- Needed
- 30
2008 to 2017, laboratory
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Vinton 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
Vinton County, At a glance
Vinton County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Vinton County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 81% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Vinton County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 4 reported tests for Vinton County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 1.9 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Vinton County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 4 tests were reported to CDC for Vinton 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: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Vinton County, Compared
Vinton County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Vinton County rests on 4 tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 1 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 25.0 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 7.8 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.9 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 4 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Ross County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 67.1%, and Athens County the smallest, 38.1%, with Hocking County at 53.3% and Jackson County at 41.7% between. Farther out, Pike County (33 miles away) at 56.1%, Fairfield County (35 miles away) at 76.8% and Perry County (36 miles away) at 48.9% have figures too. Pooled across 88 Ohio counties, 52.3% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Pickaway County reported the highest share (81.4%) and Cuyahoga County the lowest (21.7%). EPA's 1993 map puts Vinton County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 81% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Vinton County, Geology
The ground under Vinton County
PredictedMost of the ground under Vinton County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 80.7% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 19.3% high. The map puts 80.7% of Vinton County in the area it calls Unglaciated Plateau and 19.1% in Mississippian Limestone. USGS gives the first a radon index of 11, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 14, in the high band (12 to 17).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unglaciated Plateau | Mississippian through Permian limestone, dolomite, and shale. | Moderate | 11 | 80.7% |
| Mississippian Limestone | Mississippian limestone exhibiting high gamma radioactivity. | High | 14 | 19.1% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Vinton County beside the ground around it
Ohio as a whole has more high-potential ground than Vinton County: 62.8% of its land, against 19.3% here. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more high-potential ground, Ross County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Vinton County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Vinton County
Listed radon businesses with an address in Vinton County:
- Radon Education and Licensing ProgramRadon Education and Licensing Program, run by Ohio Department of Health, licenses or certifies radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Ohio.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
Free radon test kits are available for Ohio homeowners.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Ohio479 professionals are listed in Ohio.
Listed radon professionals by town: McArthur
What Ohio's program says
- Phone
- 614-728-0272
- indoor.radon@odh.ohio.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
This program licenses companies and persons directly involved with the radon testing and mitigation industry.
What it means
Vinton County, Questions
Questions about radon in Vinton County
Are radon levels high in Vinton County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 25.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Vinton County, Ohio were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.9 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 4 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Ross County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 67.1%, and Athens County the smallest, 38.1%, with Hocking County at 53.3% and Jackson County at 41.7% between.
Which counties border Vinton County?
Vinton County borders 6 counties: Hocking County, Jackson County, Athens County, Meigs County, Ross County and Gallia County.
Products
Vinton County, Products
Testing a home in Vinton County
No CDC figure names Vinton County; the nearest county with one, Hocking County (17 miles away), reported 53.3% 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. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Vinton County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
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Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
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HOUND-1085 palm-sized rechargeable radon detector
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
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Vinton County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Vinton County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Ross CountyEPA zone 1
67.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 7.0 pCi/L · 368 tests
- Radon levels in Hocking CountyEPA zone 2
53.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.0 pCi/L · 60 tests
- Radon levels in Jackson CountyEPA zone 2
41.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.3 pCi/L · 48 tests
- Radon levels in Athens CountyEPA zone 2
38.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.1 pCi/L · 318 tests
- Radon levels in Gallia CountyEPA zone 2
33.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.0 pCi/L · 21 tests
- Radon levels in Meigs CountyEPA zone 2
20.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.7 pCi/L · 20 tests
Vinton County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Vinton County
About 12,645 people live in Vinton County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 158 fewer than in 2020 (−1.2%). That works out to 31 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: McArthur, the largest, has 1,764 residents, 14.0% of the total. Together its 4 incorporated places hold 22.4% of those residents; the other 77.6% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 4 tests over 2008 to 2017, or 0.3 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Ohio as a whole comes to 8.3.
From McArthur to Wilkesville, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Vinton County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| McArthur | 1,764 | −1.2% | 14.0% |
| Hamden | 734 | +1.1% | 5.8% |
| Zaleski | 228 | −0.9% | 1.8% |
| Wilkesville | 110 | −1.8% | 0.9% |
4 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).
Vinton County, Homes
Homes in Vinton County
Of Vinton County's 5,937 homes, 67% are detached houses, against 69% across Ohio; 29% are mobile homes. Much of Vinton County is recent building: 24% of its homes have gone up since 2000 and the middle year built is 1982, against 1970 for Ohio. Owners live in 75% of the occupied homes (Ohio: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Vinton County | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 5,937 | 5,271,573 |
| Detached houses | 67% | 69% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 15% |
| Mobile homes | 29% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 27% | 38% |
| Built since 2000 | 24% | 16% |
| Middle year built | 1982 | 1970 |
| Owner-occupied | 75% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.