Short-term kit
PicoCan short-term charcoal canister radon test
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Anderson County, Texas
EPA puts Anderson 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
9.1%
Smith County, 45 miles
- Smith
- 9.1%
- Texas
- 10.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 33 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
None
27.3 pts below Texas
- Anderson
- 0.0%
- Texas
- 27.3%
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 Anderson 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
Anderson County, At a glance
Anderson 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 Anderson County. Smith County, 45 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Anderson County, Compared
Anderson County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's county radon counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals cover 140 Texas counties, and Anderson County is not among them: no year's figure and no ten-year laboratory total names it. Pooled across 140 Texas counties, 10.4% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
The nearest counties with a figure are Smith County (45 miles away) at 9.1%, Brazos County (88 miles away) at 0.0% and Dallas County (93 miles away) at 8.7%. Statewide for the same period, Randall County reported the highest share (71.4%) and Nueces County the lowest (0.0%).
EPA's 1993 map puts Anderson 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.
Anderson County, Geology
The ground under Anderson County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Anderson County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls East Texas Province, to which USGS gives a radon index of 6, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Texas Province | Cretaceous through Quaternary marine sandstone, shale, chalk, limestone, siltstone, clay, and lignite. | Low | 6 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Anderson County beside the ground around it
Across Texas 0.5% of the land is rated high; none of Anderson County's is. None of the 5 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Anderson County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Anderson County
- Texas Radon GroupTexas Radon Group, run by Texas Tech University, does not license radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Texas.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
The Texas Radon Group offers free radon test kits for Texas individuals who qualify.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Texas7 professionals are listed in Texas.
What Texas's program says
- Licensing of radon professionals
There are no radon certification requirements for the State of Texas at this time, but the National Radon Proficiency Program lists radon testers and mitigators within Texas that have passed a rigorous national certification program.
What it means
Anderson County, Questions
Questions about radon in Anderson County
Are radon levels high in Anderson County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Anderson County, Texas yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 120 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 17.1%.
Which counties border Anderson County?
Anderson County borders 5 counties: Henderson County, Freestone County, Cherokee County, Leon County and Houston County.
Products
Anderson County, Products
Testing a home in Anderson County
No CDC figure names Anderson County; the nearest county with one, Smith County (45 miles away), reported 9.1% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2007 to 2016 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 Anderson County.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
Long-term kit
RL416 long-term radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
MonitorX-Sense
XR0A-SR battery digital radon detector with a screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Screen
Method: Alpha spectrometry
First reading: Within 24 hours
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Anderson County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Anderson County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Henderson CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.8 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Freestone CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.9 pCi/L · 10 tests
- Radon levels in Cherokee CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Leon CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Houston CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Anderson County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Anderson County
The Census Bureau estimates 59,805 residents in Anderson County for July 1, 2025, 1,864 more than in 2020 (+3.2%). That works out to 56 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Palestine, has 19,555 residents, 32.7% of the total. CDC publishes no radon test count for Anderson County; across Texas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Palestine to Frankston, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Anderson County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 19,555 | +5.2% | 32.7% |
| Elkhart | 1,265 | −2.0% | 2.1% |
| Frankstonextends beyond Anderson County | 1,133 | +1.0% | Counted whole |
3 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 Anderson County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Anderson County, Homes
Homes in Anderson County
Of Anderson County's 20,474 homes, 67% are detached houses, against 65% across Texas; 22% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1984, close to Texas' 1990: 17% date from before 1960 and 28% from 2000 or later. 70% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Texas: 63%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Anderson County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 20,474 | 11,890,808 |
| Detached houses | 67% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 6% | 21% |
| Mobile homes | 22% | 7% |
| Built before 1960 | 17% | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 28% | 37% |
| Middle year built | 1984 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 70% | 63% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.