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In home: 3 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Reeves County, Texas
EPA puts Reeves 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
Nearest county
1.0%
Midland County, 105 miles
- Midland
- 1.0%
- Texas
- 10.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 100 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
99.9%
72.6 pts above Texas
- Reeves
- 99.9%
- 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 Reeves 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
Reeves County, At a glance
Reeves County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Reeves County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate 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 Reeves County. Midland County, 105 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Reeves County, Compared
Reeves County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Reeves County has no radon test figure of its own from CDC, whose counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals name 140 other Texas counties and leave it out. 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 Midland County (105 miles away) at 1.0%, El Paso County (153 miles away) at 0.0% and Lubbock County (192 miles away) at 57.8%. 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 Reeves County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Reeves County, Geology
The ground under Reeves County
PredictedMost of the ground under Reeves County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 99.9% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 0.1% low. All of it lies in the area the map calls Western Mountains and Basins, to which USGS gives a radon index of 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Mountains and Basins | Precambrian igneous rocks, silicic volcanic rocks, and alluvium. | Moderate | 9 | 99.9% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Reeves County beside the ground around it
Across Texas 0.5% of the land is rated high; none of Reeves County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Culberson County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Reeves County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Reeves 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
Reeves County, Questions
Questions about radon in Reeves County
Are radon levels high in Reeves County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Reeves County, Texas yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 365 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 71.4%.
Which counties border Reeves County?
Reeves County borders 6 counties: Loving County, TX, Ward County, TX, Culberson County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, Pecos County, TX and Eddy County, NM.
Products
Reeves County, Products
Testing a home in Reeves County
No CDC figure names Reeves County; the nearest county with one, Midland County (105 miles away), reported 1.0% 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 Reeves County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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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
MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-1085 palm-sized rechargeable radon detector
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Reeves County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Reeves County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Jeff Davis County, TXEPA zone 2
28.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 7 tests
- Radon levels in Eddy County, NMEPA zone 2
5.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 17 tests
- Radon levels in Loving County, TXEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Ward County, TXEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Culberson County, TXEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Pecos County, TXEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Reeves County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Reeves County
Reeves County has been losing residents: from 14,769 in 2020 to 12,138 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 17.8% by the Census Bureau's estimates. Spread over its land, that is 4.6 people to the square mile. No town dominates: Balmorhea, the largest, has 399 residents, 3.3% of the total. CDC publishes no radon test count for Reeves County; across Texas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Balmorhea to Pecos, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Reeves County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmorhea | 399 | −1.5% | 3.3% |
| Toyah | 60 | −3.2% | 0.5% |
- Pecos
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).
Reeves County, Homes
Homes in Reeves County
Of Reeves County's 5,118 homes, 74% are detached houses, against 65% across Texas; 11% are mobile homes. The homes are older than Texas' as a whole: half were built before 1969 (1990 for Texas), and 33% date from before 1960. Owners live in 79% of the occupied homes (Texas: 63%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Reeves County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 5,118 | 11,890,808 |
| Detached houses | 74% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 7% | 21% |
| Mobile homes | 11% | 7% |
| Built before 1960 | 33% | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 21% | 37% |
| Middle year built | 1969 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 79% | 63% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.