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Radon Levels in New Kent County, Virginia
EPA puts New Kent County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 13 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Highest bordering
38.4%
James City County
- James City
- 38.4%
- Hanover
- 16.0%
3 of 6 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2006 to 2015
Nearest county
38.4%
James City County, 17 miles
- James City
- 38.4%
- Virginia
- 30.7%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 73 tests, 2006 to 2015
Ground above low
None
77.9 pts below Virginia
- New Kent
- 0.0%
- Virginia
- 77.9%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
14
Too few for a share
- New Kent
- 14
- Needed
- 30
2007 to 2016, laboratory
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 New Kent 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
New Kent County, At a glance
New Kent County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 95% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for New Kent County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 13 reported tests for New Kent County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 2.4 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). New Kent County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 13 tests were reported to CDC for New Kent County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), and tests are often run on homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: so few describe neither the county nor this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
New Kent County, Compared
New Kent County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for New Kent County rests on 14 tests over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, 5 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 7.1 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 29.1 pCi/L, with a middle value of 2.5 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals: James City County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 38.4%, and Hanover County the smallest, 16.0%, with Henrico County at 25.7% between. Farther out, Richmond city (26 miles away) at 28.0%, Chesterfield County (34 miles away) at 30.5% and Newport News city (38 miles away) at 5.9% have figures too. Pooled across 132 Virginia counties, 30.7% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 36.3%.
Statewide for the same period, Russell County reported the highest share (68.5%) and Norfolk city the lowest (5.3%). EPA's 1993 map puts New Kent County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 95% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
New Kent County, Geology
The ground under New Kent County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of New Kent County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. 95.1% of it lies in the area the map calls Tertiary Coastal Plain Sediments, to which USGS gives a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiary Coastal Plain Sediments | Tertiary Coastal Plain sand, silt, clay | Low | 8 | 95.1% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
New Kent County beside the ground around it
Across Virginia 47.9% of the land is rated high; none of New Kent County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more high-potential ground, Hanover County the most at 52.2%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
New Kent County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in New Kent 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.
- Compare kits
- 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
New Kent County, Questions
Questions about radon in New Kent County
Are radon levels high in New Kent County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 30.8% of the radon tests reported to CDC for New Kent County, Virginia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 2.4 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2006 to 2015 laboratory totals: James City County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 38.4%, and Hanover County the smallest, 16.0%, with Henrico County at 25.7% between.
Which counties border New Kent County?
New Kent County borders 6 counties: Charles City County, King and Queen County, James City County, King William County, Henrico County and Hanover County.
Products
New Kent County, Products
Testing a home in New Kent County
No CDC figure names New Kent County; the nearest county with one, James City County (17 miles away), reported 38.4% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2006 to 2015 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 New Kent County.
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-1011 rechargeable radon detector with a screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
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New Kent County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering New Kent County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in James City CountyEPA zone 3
38.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.4 pCi/L · 73 tests
- Radon levels in Charles City CountyEPA zone 3
33.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 3 tests
- Radon levels in King and Queen CountyEPA zone 3
28.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.4 pCi/L · 7 tests
- Radon levels in Henrico CountyEPA zone 3
25.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.0 pCi/L · 573 tests
- Radon levels in King William CountyEPA zone 3
16.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.3 pCi/L · 6 tests
- Radon levels in Hanover CountyEPA zone 3
16.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.4 pCi/L · 144 tests
New Kent County, Residents
Who lives in New Kent County
New Kent County is growing: the Census Bureau puts it at 28,022 residents on July 1, 2025, up 21.2% from 23,118 in 2020. That works out to 133 people per square mile of land. Reported testing is thin here: 14 tests over 2007 to 2016, or 0.5 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Virginia as a whole comes to 5.6.
Census lists no incorporated place in New Kent County: every home in it reads the county's figures.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025).
New Kent County, Homes
Homes in New Kent County
New Kent County is a place of houses on their own lots: 94% of its 9,495 homes are detached single-family houses, against 61% across Virginia. Much of New Kent County is recent building: 44% of its homes have gone up since 2000 and the middle year built is 1995, against 1984 for Virginia. Owners live in 92% of the occupied homes (Virginia: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | New Kent County | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 9,495 | 3,654,784 |
| Detached houses | 94% | 61% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 1% | 19% |
| Mobile homes | 3% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 12% | 19% |
| Built since 2000 | 44% | 25% |
| Middle year built | 1995 | 1984 |
| Owner-occupied | 92% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.