Short-term kitFirst Alert
RD1 short-term charcoal radon test kit
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 2 to 4 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Murray County, Oklahoma
EPA puts Murray County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
8.9%
Oklahoma County, 76 miles
- Oklahoma
- 8.9%
- Oklahoma
- 12.6%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 135 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
15.2 pts below Oklahoma
- Murray
- 0.0%
- Oklahoma
- 15.2%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
0
None published
A home here needs its own test
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 Murray 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
Murray County, At a glance
Murray 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
No CDC test figures here
CDC has published no radon test figures for Murray County. Oklahoma County, 76 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals.
Murray County, Compared
Murray County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Murray County has no radon test figure of its own from CDC, whose counts over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals name 53 other Oklahoma counties and leave it out. Pooled across 53 Oklahoma counties, 12.6% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 36.3%.
The nearest counties with a figure are Oklahoma County (76 miles away) at 8.9%, Tulsa County (130 miles away) at 6.0% and Cherokee County (153 miles away) at 32.0%. Statewide for the same period, Delaware County reported the highest share (44.7%) and Tulsa County the lowest (6.0%).
EPA's 1993 map puts Murray 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.
Murray County, Geology
The ground under Murray County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Murray County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Central Oklahoma Plains and Hills, to which USGS gives a radon index of 7, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Oklahoma Plains and Hills | Nonmarine Permian and Tertiary rocks, including shale, sandstone, and conglomerate in the western part, and Mississippian and Pennsylvanian rocks in the eastern part. | Low | 7 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Murray County beside the ground around it
Across Oklahoma 0.6% of the land is rated high; none of Murray County's is. None of the 4 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Murray County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Murray County
- Oklahoma's radon programDepartment of Environmental QualityOklahoma's radon program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Oklahoma.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
- See the Oklahoma directoryNo professionals are listed in Oklahoma yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What it means
Murray County, Questions
Questions about radon in Murray County
Are radon levels high in Murray County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Murray County, Oklahoma yet. Of the 5 nearest counties with a figure, within 184 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 6.0% to 44.7%.
Which counties border Murray County?
Murray County borders 4 counties: Carter County, Garvin County, Johnston County and Pontotoc County.
Products
Murray County, Products
Testing a home in Murray County
No CDC figure names Murray County; the nearest county with one, Oklahoma County (76 miles away), reported 8.9% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2006 to 2015 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 Murray County.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Monitor
EcoQube Flex battery digital radon monitor with an e-ink screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Bluetooth
- Alarm
- Screen, app
Method: Ion chamber
First reading: Within 15 minutes
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Murray County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Murray County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Carter CountyEPA zone 3
25.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.5 pCi/L · 8 tests
- Radon levels in Garvin CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.9 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Pontotoc CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in Johnston CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2006 to 2015; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Murray County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Murray County
Murray County's population has barely moved since 2020: 13,805 residents on July 1, 2025 against 13,873 then, by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 33 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Sulphur, has 4,878 residents, 35.3% of the total. CDC publishes no radon test count for Murray County; across Oklahoma its counts for 2006 to 2015 come to 0.2 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Sulphur to Hickory, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Murray County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur | 4,878 | −1.5% | 35.3% |
| Davisextends beyond Murray County | 2,836 | +0.4% | Counted whole |
| Dougherty | 195 | +0.5% | 1.4% |
| Hickory | 83 | −2.4% | 0.6% |
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). A place that extends beyond Murray County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Murray County, Homes
Homes in Murray County
Murray County is a place of houses on their own lots: 77% of its 6,546 homes are detached single-family houses, against 73% across Oklahoma. Half of its homes were built before 1980, close to Oklahoma's 1980: 20% date from before 1960 and 24% from 2000 or later. 72% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Oklahoma: 66%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Murray County | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 6,546 | 1,763,036 |
| Detached houses | 77% | 73% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 12% |
| Mobile homes | 15% | 9% |
| Built before 1960 | 20% | 21% |
| Built since 2000 | 24% | 25% |
| Middle year built | 1980 | 1980 |
| Owner-occupied | 72% | 66% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.