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Radon Levels in Fluvanna County, Virginia
EPA puts Fluvanna County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and 28.1% of its 388 reported radon tests (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals) were at or above 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
28.1%
2.3 pts below VA
- Fluvanna
- 28.1%
- Virginia
- 30.4%
388 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
2.5pCi/L
Below action level
- Fluvanna
- 2.5 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
388
31st of 84 by tests
- Fluvanna
- 388
- Fairfax
- 8,657
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017
EPA radon zone
Zone 1
Highest potential
- Zone 1
- 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts over 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Virginia
56 of 84
Middle half
- Fluvanna
- 28.1%
- Russell
- 67.3%
By share, of 84 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Fluvanna County
Starts at Fluvanna County's median, 2.5 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 2.5 pCi/L
Between 2 and 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Fluvanna County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Fluvanna County, At a glance
Fluvanna County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential
EPA puts all of Fluvanna County in
USGS geologic potential: High across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Fluvanna County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 42%2 to 4 pCi/L: 30%4 pCi/L and above: 28%
Of 388 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.
| Result band | Tests Measured | Share Measured |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 pCi/L | 161 | 41.5% |
| 2 to 4 pCi/L | 118 | 30.4% |
| 4 pCi/L and above | 109 | 28.1% |
What these figures count
These are the 388 tests reported to CDC for Fluvanna County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), many from homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: they describe the county's reported tests, not this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Fluvanna County, Compared
Fluvanna County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Fluvanna County's 388 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals had a middle value of 2.5 pCi/L and a maximum of 23.0 pCi/L, and 28.1% reached 4 pCi/L. Virginia as a whole (131 Virginia counties, pooled) comes to 30.4%: 2.3 points higher than here.
Among its state's counties it ranks 56th of 84 Virginia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. Statewide for the same period, Russell County reported the highest share (67.3%) and Norfolk city the lowest (2.7%).
Below the action level, 161 tests (41.5%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 44.7% statewide, and 118 tests (30.4%) fell between 2 and 4, against 24.9% statewide. CDC's ten-year totals for Fluvanna County went from 329 tests (2005 to 2014) to 388 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 28.3% to 28.1%.
EPA's 1993 zone map puts Fluvanna County in Zone 1, a predicted county average above 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land high radon potential.
Next door, the shares run from 24.7% in Albemarle County to 38.1% in Louisa County, with Albemarle County below Fluvanna County.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Fluvanna County, Geology
The ground under Fluvanna County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Fluvanna County's mapped land in one class: high radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Inner Piedmont, to which USGS gives a radon index of 12, in the high band (12 to 17).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Piedmont | Granite, pegmatites, granitic gneiss, schist and gneiss, slate, and phyllite. | High | 12 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Fluvanna County beside the ground around it
Fluvanna County has more high-potential ground than Virginia as a whole: 100% of its land against 47.9%. Of the 5 counties that border it, none has as large a share of high-potential ground; Louisa County comes nearest at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Fluvanna County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Fluvanna County
- VDH Radon ProgramVDH Radon Program answers questions about testing, mitigation and the rules in Virginia.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsAsk the program whether it has free or discounted kits, or compare kits you can buy.
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- Professionals in Virginia2 professionals are listed in Virginia.
What Virginia's program says
- Phone
- (804) 864-8161
- Radon@vdh.virginia.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
The Code of Virginia requires that Radon testers and mitigators be currently certified by either the National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) or the National Radon Safety Board (NRSB).
What it means
Fluvanna County, Questions
Questions about radon in Fluvanna County
Are radon levels high in Fluvanna County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 28.1% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Fluvanna County, Virginia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 2.5 pCi/L. Of 84 Virginia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 55 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 30.4%.
Which counties border Fluvanna County?
Fluvanna County borders 5 counties: Albemarle County, Goochland County, Louisa County, Cumberland County and Buckingham County.
Products
Fluvanna County, Products
Testing a home in Fluvanna County
In Fluvanna County, 28.1% of 388 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 30.4% pooled across Virginia. In Zone 1 the year-round level in Fluvanna County is the one to know: a long-term test (more than 90 days) or a monitor, with a short-term kit for a first answer.
Test kits and monitors3
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- Screen, app
Method: Alpha spectrometry
Readings: Every 60 minutes
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Method: Charcoal
In home: 2 to 7 days
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Fluvanna County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Fluvanna County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Louisa CountyEPA zone 1
38.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.8 pCi/L · 289 tests · 10.0 points above Fluvanna County
- Radon levels in Goochland CountyEPA zone 1
30.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.4 pCi/L · 114 tests · 2.6 points above Fluvanna County
- Radon levels in Albemarle CountyEPA zone 2
24.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 2,179 tests · 3.4 points below Fluvanna County
- Radon levels in Cumberland CountyEPA zone 1
16.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 12 tests · 11.4 points below Fluvanna County
- Radon levels in Buckingham CountyEPA zone 1
13.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.5 pCi/L · 29 tests · 14.3 points below Fluvanna County
Fluvanna County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Fluvanna County
Fluvanna County is growing: the Census Bureau puts it at 28,975 residents on July 1, 2025, up 6.2% from 27,289 in 2020. That works out to 101 people per square mile of land. Scottsville, the largest place on its list (549 residents in all), extends beyond Fluvanna County, so no share of the total is worked out for it. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 388 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 come to 13.4 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 6.0 for Virginia.
Scottsville is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Fluvanna County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsvilleextends beyond Fluvanna County | 549 | +5.2% | Counted whole |
One incorporated place, 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 Fluvanna County is counted whole, so it has no share.
Fluvanna County, Homes
Homes in Fluvanna County
Fluvanna County is a place of houses on their own lots: 90% of its 11,329 homes are detached single-family houses, against 61% across Virginia. Much of Fluvanna County is recent building: 34% of its homes have gone up since 2000 and the middle year built is 1995, against 1984 for Virginia. Owners live in 88% of the occupied homes (Virginia: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Fluvanna County | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 11,329 | 3,654,784 |
| Detached houses | 90% | 61% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 19% |
| Mobile homes | 6% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 11% | 19% |
| Built since 2000 | 34% | 25% |
| Middle year built | 1995 | 1984 |
| Owner-occupied | 88% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.