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Radon in Scranton, Pennsylvania

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

PennsylvaniaAbout 75,514 people

What this means for you

  • Your area: EPA rates Lackawanna County, where Scranton 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 776 radon tests reported to CDC for Lackawanna County (2020), 27.1% 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.

Scranton, What is published

What is published for Scranton

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 Scranton, so every radon figure on this page belongs to a county and is labelled with it. Only a test tells you about one home.

Lackawanna County has an EPA zone and its own CDC test figures, shown below. About 75,514 people live in Scranton.

Scranton, Counties

The county Scranton 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.

Lackawanna CountyZone 1Highest predicted potential

27.1%
Reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L, 2020
2.1 pCi/L
Median reported result
776 tests
Tests reported to CDC
7
Annual years on file

The median reported pre-mitigation result for 2020 was 2.1 pCi/L in Lackawanna 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.

Scranton, Professionals

Radon professionals listed in Scranton

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

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

Scranton, Local resources

Local resources for Scranton

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

3 listings cover Scranton.

Professionals in Pennsylvania

Scranton, Questions

Questions about radon in Scranton

What radon zone is Scranton in?

EPA's Map of Radon Zones classifies counties, not cities. Lackawanna 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 Scranton's counties?

For 2020, the share of radon tests reported to CDC that were at or above 4 pCi/L was 27.1% in Lackawanna County (776 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 Scranton?

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 Lackawanna County, the county Scranton lies in.

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