Short-term kit
Radon Short Term Test Kit short-term charcoal radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 2 to 7 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Lynn County, Texas
EPA puts Lynn County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Highest bordering
57.8%
Lubbock County
- Lubbock
- 57.8%
1 of 7 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2007 to 2016
Nearest county
57.8%
Lubbock County, 30 miles
- Lubbock
- 57.8%
- Texas
- 10.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 128 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
69.8%
42.6 pts above Texas
- Lynn
- 69.8%
- 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 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Lynn 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
Lynn County, At a glance
Lynn County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Lynn County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 70% 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 Lynn County. Lubbock County, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, reported 57.8% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Lynn County, Compared
Lynn County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411No CDC figure names Lynn County, in any year or ten-year total; over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, the agency's counts reach 140 Texas counties without 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%.
Lubbock County, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, reported 57.8% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L. Farther out, Midland County (91 miles away) at 1.0%, Randall County (123 miles away) at 71.4% and Potter County (153 miles away) at 20.0% have figures too. 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 Lynn County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 70% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Lynn County, Geology
The ground under Lynn County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Lynn County: 69.8% of its land is moderate radon potential and 30.2% low. The map puts 69.8% of Lynn County in the area it calls Northern High Plains and Plateaus and 30.2% in Southern High Plains and Plateaus. USGS gives the first a radon index of 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 7, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern High Plains and Plateaus | Tertiary sandstone, siltstone, shale. | Moderate | 10 | 69.8% |
| Southern High Plains and Plateaus | Paleozoic and Mesozoic sandstone, limestone, shale. | Low | 7 | 30.2% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Lynn County beside the ground around it
Across Texas 0.5% of the land is rated high; none of Lynn County's is. Of the 7 counties that border it, 4 have more moderate-potential ground, Crosby County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Lynn County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Lynn 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
Lynn County, Questions
Questions about radon in Lynn County
Are radon levels high in Lynn County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Lynn County, Texas yet. Lubbock County, the one bordering county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, reported 57.8% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L.
Which counties border Lynn County?
Lynn County borders 7 counties: Lubbock County, Terry County, Garza County, Dawson County, Borden County, Crosby County and Hockley County.
Products
Lynn County, Products
Testing a home in Lynn County
No CDC figure names Lynn County; the nearest county with one, Lubbock County (30 miles away), reported 57.8% 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. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Lynn County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Monitor
Corentium Home battery digital radon detector
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Approved
- Battery
- Screen
Method: Alpha spectrometry
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Lynn County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Lynn County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Lubbock CountyEPA zone 2
57.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.8 pCi/L · 128 tests
- Radon levels in Dawson CountyEPA zone 3
25.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.0 pCi/L · 4 tests
- Radon levels in Hockley CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.7 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Terry CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Garza CountyEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Borden CountyEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Crosby CountyEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Lynn County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Lynn County
Lynn County is growing: the Census Bureau puts it at 6,017 residents on July 1, 2025, up 7.3% from 5,609 in 2020. Spread over its land, that is 6.7 people to the square mile. Its largest town, Tahoka, has 2,533 residents, 42.1% of the total. CDC publishes no radon test count for Lynn County; across Texas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Tahoka to New Home, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Lynn County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoka | 2,533 | +6.6% | 42.1% |
| O'Donnellextends beyond Lynn County | 741 | +5.0% | Counted whole |
| Wilson | 464 | +7.2% | 7.7% |
| New Home | 350 | +10.1% | 5.8% |
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 Lynn County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Lynn County, Homes
Homes in Lynn County
Lynn County is a place of houses on their own lots: 91% of its 2,527 homes are detached single-family houses, against 65% across Texas. The homes are older than Texas' as a whole: half were built before 1965 (1990 for Texas), and 38% date from before 1960. Owners live in 77% of the occupied homes (Texas: 63%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Lynn County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 2,527 | 11,890,808 |
| Detached houses | 91% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 1% | 21% |
| Mobile homes | 5% | 7% |
| Built before 1960 | 38% | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 11% | 37% |
| Middle year built | 1965 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 77% | 63% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.