Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
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Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Cameron County, Pennsylvania
EPA puts Cameron County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and only 4 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2020). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
44.1%
2.4 pts above PA
- Cameron
- 44.1%
- PA
- 41.7%
93 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
3.4pCi/L
Below action level
- Cameron
- 3.4 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
93
65th of 67 by tests
- Cameron
- 93
- Allegheny
- 19,423
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017
EPA radon zone
Zone 1
Highest potential
- Zone 1
- 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts over 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in PA
44 of 67
Middle half
- Cameron
- 44.1%
- Fulton
- 69.7%
By share, of 67 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Cameron County
Starts at Cameron County's median, 3.4 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 3.4 pCi/L
Between 2 and 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Cameron County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Cameron County, At a glance
Cameron County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential
EPA puts all of Cameron County in
USGS geologic potential: High across 80% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Cameron County, 2020
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.4% |
| 2016 | 47.6% |
| 2017 | 33.3% |
| 2018 | 43.8% |
| 2019 | 55.6% |
| 2020 | 75.0% |
2020: 75.0%. Across these years the share ran from 0.0% to 75.0%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 4 tests were reported to CDC for Cameron County over 2020, 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: 2020. Measured data period: 2005 to 2020 (every CDC figure on file).
Cameron County, Compared
Cameron County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411In Cameron County, about 4 in 10 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals (41 of 93) were at or above EPA's action level. Against the national pool of 35.7%, the gap is 8.4 points higher. Across 67 Pennsylvania counties pooled together, 41.7% of tests reached that level, so Cameron County runs 2.4 points above its state.
The newest figure, in 2020, counts only 4 tests (75.0% at or above 4 pCi/L), too few to compare, so this reading uses the 93-test figure.
Of 5 neighbours with a figure, 4 reported a larger share at or above 4 pCi/L and 1 a smaller one; the spread is 26.4% (McKean County) to 57.8% (Clearfield County). By share, Cameron County is 44th of 67 Pennsylvania counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Half the tests came in under 3.4 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 161.4 pCi/L. Below the action level, 31 tests (33.3%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 35.2% statewide, and 21 tests (22.6%) fell between 2 and 4, against 23.0% statewide.
Zone 1 on EPA's map (predicted average above 4 pCi/L) and a 44.1% share point the same way here. USGS geology rates 80% of the county's land high radon potential. CDC also counts 7 tests taken after mitigation in Cameron County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.
The busiest year on file was 2016, with 42 tests reported; the quietest, 2014, had 2.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Cameron County, State data
Pennsylvania's own radon test data
MeasuredWhat Pennsylvania's own agencies publish about radon tests in Cameron County, with their period. These are not CDC's figures and are never added to them.
MeasuredState figures, not CDC's
What Pennsylvania DEP reports for the ZIP codes in Cameron County
Pennsylvania DEP publishes its figures by ZIP code, not by county. These are the 4 ZIP codes that lie wholly or partly in Cameron County, each with the state's own figures for it. Period: Period not stated by DEP.
| ZIP code | What the state reports |
|---|---|
| 15832 | Basement: figures not shown; First floor: figures not shown |
| 15834 | Basement: average 11.0 pCi/L, 232 tests; First floor: average 5.9 pCi/L, 30 tests |
| 15861 | Basement: figures not shown |
| 16720 | Basement: average 14.3 pCi/L, 50 tests; First floor: figures not shown |
- DEP's report gives the number of tests, the highest result and the average result for each floor tested; it states no period.
- DEP says the smartest thing to do is to test your home for radon, no matter where you live.
- A ZIP code that crosses the county line is listed whole; its figures cover all of it.
Measured: Pennsylvania DEP data, Period not stated by DEP.
Cameron County, Geology
The ground under Cameron County
PredictedMost of the ground under Cameron County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 79.9% of its land is high radon potential, with 20.1% moderate. The map puts 79.9% of Cameron County in the area it calls Mountainous High Plateau and 20.1% in High Plateau. USGS gives the first a radon index of 12, in the high band (12 to 17), and the second 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountainous High Plateau | Sandstone, shale and conglomerate. | High | 12 | 79.9% |
| High Plateau | Marine and continental Devonian-Pennsylvanian shale, sandstone, limestone, siltstone, and coal. | Moderate | 10 | 20.1% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Cameron County beside the ground around it
On high-potential ground Cameron County is close to Pennsylvania as a whole: 79.9% of its land against 70.4%. Of the 5 counties that border it, 2 have more high-potential ground, Clinton County the most at 99.2%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Cameron County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Cameron County
- Radon DivisionRadon Division, run by Department of Environmental Protection, licenses or certifies radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Pennsylvania.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
Through an EPA-funded program, hospitals give parents of newborn children a packet of information which includes a coupon for a free radon test kit from the DEP.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Pennsylvania151 professionals are listed in Pennsylvania.
What Pennsylvania's program says
- Phone
- 800-237-2366
- Licensing of radon professionals
The Radon Certification Act requires DEP to establish by regulation, a certification program for persons conducting radon gas and radon progeny testing, laboratory analysis and mitigation of radon contamination in buildings.
What it means
Cameron County, Questions
Questions about radon in Cameron County
Are radon levels high in Cameron County?
In 2020, 75.0% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Cameron County, Pennsylvania were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 4.8 pCi/L. Of 67 Pennsylvania counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 43 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 41.7%.
Which counties border Cameron County?
Cameron County borders 5 counties: McKean County, Elk County, Potter County, Clinton County and Clearfield County.
Products
Cameron County, Products
Testing a home in Cameron County
In Cameron County, 44.1% of 93 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 41.7% pooled across Pennsylvania. In Zone 1 the year-round level in Cameron County is the one to know: a long-term test (more than 90 days) or a monitor, with a short-term kit for a first answer.
Test kits and monitors3
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MonitorX-Sense
XR0B-SR battery digital radon monitor with an alarm
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Alpha spectrometry
First reading: Within 24 hours
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
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Cameron County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Cameron County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Clearfield CountyEPA zone 1
57.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 5.1 pCi/L · 713 tests · 13.7 points above Cameron County
- Radon levels in Clinton CountyEPA zone 1
56.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.5 pCi/L · 476 tests · 12.0 points above Cameron County
- Radon levels in Potter CountyEPA zone 2
52.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.4 pCi/L · 167 tests · 8.0 points above Cameron County
- Radon levels in Elk CountyEPA zone 2
49.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.9 pCi/L · 372 tests · 5.4 points above Cameron County
- Radon levels in McKean CountyEPA zone 2
26.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 174 tests · 17.7 points below Cameron County
Cameron County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Cameron County
Cameron County has been losing residents: from 4,529 in 2020 to 4,211 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 7.0% by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 11 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Emporium, has 1,781 residents, 42.3% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 43.1% of those residents; the other 56.9% live outside any of them. CDC's 93 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 work out to 22.1 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Pennsylvania's 15.5.
From Emporium to Driftwood, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Cameron County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emporium | 1,781 | −7.1% | 42.3% |
| Driftwood | 35 | −5.4% | 0.8% |
2 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).
Cameron County, Homes
Homes in Cameron County
Cameron County is a place of houses on their own lots: 78% of its 3,933 homes are detached single-family houses, against 57% across Pennsylvania. Half of its homes were built before 1959, close to Pennsylvania's 1965: 51% date from before 1960 and 6% from 2000 or later. 69% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Pennsylvania: 69%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Cameron County | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 3,933 | 5,779,663 |
| Detached houses | 78% | 57% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 4% | 13% |
| Mobile homes | 13% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 51% | 45% |
| Built since 2000 | 6% | 14% |
| Middle year built | 1959 | 1965 |
| Owner-occupied | 69% | 69% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.