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Radon in Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Greensburg, Pennsylvania lies in Westmoreland County, which EPA places in Zone 1, highest predicted potential. Radon data is published by county, so this page reads Westmoreland County's figures.

PennsylvaniaAbout 14,462 people

What this means for you

  • Your area: EPA rates Westmoreland County, where Greensburg is, Zone 1, the highest of its three radon zones. That is a prediction for the whole county, and homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones.
  • Local tests: Of 1,588 radon tests reported to CDC for Westmoreland County (2020), 34.9% were at or above 4 pCi/L, EPA's action level.
  • Your home: The only way to know your home’s level is to test it.
How to testFind a certified tester

pCi/L (picocuries per liter) is the unit radon is measured in. EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above, its action level.

Greensburg, What is published

What is published for Greensburg

Information:

Radon data is published by county, not by city

Radon data is published by county, not by city. EPA assigns radon zones to counties, and CDC publishes radon test figures by county. Neither publishes a figure for Greensburg, so every radon figure on this page belongs to a county and is labelled with it. Only a test tells you about one home.

Westmoreland County has an EPA zone and its own CDC test figures, shown below. About 14,462 people live in Greensburg.

Greensburg, Counties

The county Greensburg lies in

Measured

Each county's own EPA zone and its own published CDC figures for 2020, the newest period any of them has. A county without a figure for that period is shown without one, never with a figure from another year.

Westmoreland CountyZone 1Highest predicted potential

34.9%
Reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L, 2020
2.6 pCi/L
Median reported result
1,588 tests
Tests reported to CDC
7
Annual years on file

The median reported pre-mitigation result for 2020 was 2.6 pCi/L in Westmoreland County.

CDC counts radon tests that were reported to it, not homes, and figures from few tests can swing widely from year to year. Each county’s report has its full history.

Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones, by county. Measured: CDC tracking data, by county, 2020.

Greensburg, Professionals

Radon professionals listed in Greensburg

Businesses whose listed city is Greensburg, from the state registries and listings in the Radon411 directory, with the same business and certification status the directory shows.

4 listings with Greensburg as the city. See every listing in Greensburg, or all radon professionals in Pennsylvania.

Greensburg, Local resources

Local resources for Greensburg

Who to ask in Pennsylvania: the state's radon program, test kits and professionals.

Radon Division

Department of Environmental Protection

Pennsylvania’s radon program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules where you live.

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...
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Test kits

The 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.

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Radon professionals

4 listings cover Greensburg.

Professionals in Pennsylvania

Greensburg, Questions

Questions about radon in Greensburg

What radon zone is Greensburg in?

EPA's Map of Radon Zones classifies counties, not cities. Westmoreland County is in Zone 1 (highest predicted potential). A zone is a prediction for a whole county and never tells you the level in one home.

How many radon tests come back high in Greensburg's counties?

For 2020, the share of radon tests reported to CDC that were at or above 4 pCi/L was 34.9% in Westmoreland County (1,588 tests). Each is that county's own figure, counting tests reported to CDC, not homes. Radon411 does not average or combine them into a figure for the city.

Should I test my home in Greensburg?

Yes. Testing is the only way to know the radon level in a specific building. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. How to test a home.

The answers use the published figures of Westmoreland County, the county Greensburg lies in.

Greensburg, Keep reading

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Greensburg / Next steps

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