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In home: 90 days to 12 months
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Page County, Virginia
EPA puts Page County in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and 38.3% of its 141 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
38.3%
7.9 pts above VA
- Page
- 38.3%
- Virginia
- 30.4%
141 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
3.3pCi/L
Below action level
- Page
- 3.3 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
141
50th of 84 by tests
- Page
- 141
- 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
33 of 84
Middle half
- Page
- 38.3%
- Russell
- 67.3%
By share, of 84 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Page County
Starts at Page County's median, 3.3 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 3.3 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. Page County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Page County, At a glance
Page County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential
EPA puts all of Page County in
USGS geologic potential: High across 69% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Page County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 31%2 to 4 pCi/L: 31%4 pCi/L and above: 38%
Of 141 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.
| Result band | Tests Measured | Share Measured |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 pCi/L | 44 | 31.2% |
| 2 to 4 pCi/L | 43 | 30.5% |
| 4 pCi/L and above | 54 | 38.3% |
What these figures count
These are the 141 tests reported to CDC for Page 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).
Page County, Compared
Page County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411In Page County, about 4 in 10 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals (54 of 141) were at or above EPA's action level. Against the national pool of 35.7%, the gap is 2.6 points higher. Across 131 Virginia counties pooled together, 30.4% of tests reached that level, so Page County runs 7.9 points above its state.
Of 6 neighbours with a figure, 3 reported a larger share at or above 4 pCi/L and 3 a smaller one; the spread is 34.6% (Greene County) to 44.0% (Madison County). By share, Page County is 33rd of 84 Virginia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Half the tests came in under 3.3 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 26.9 pCi/L. Below the action level, 44 tests (31.2%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 44.7% statewide, and 43 tests (30.5%) fell between 2 and 4, against 24.9% statewide.
Zone 1 on EPA's map (predicted average above 4 pCi/L) and a 38.3% share point the same way here. USGS geology rates 69% of the county's land high radon potential. CDC also counts 17 tests taken after mitigation in Page County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.
CDC's ten-year totals for Page County went from 91 tests (2005 to 2014) to 141 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 37.4% to 38.3%.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Page County, Geology
The ground under Page County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Page County: 68.8% of its land is high radon potential and 31.2% moderate. The map puts 68.8% of Page County in the area it calls Valley and Ridge and 31.2% in Blue Ridge. USGS gives the first a radon index of 15, in the high band (12 to 17), and the second 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley and Ridge | Cambrian dolomite, limestone, shale, and sandstone, Silurian-Ordovician limestone, dolomite, shale, and sandstone, Mississippian-Devonian sandstone, shale, limestone, gypsum, and coal. | High | 15 | 68.8% |
| Blue Ridge | Granite, pegmatite, monazite, schist, and gneiss. | Moderate | 10 | 31.2% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Page County beside the ground around it
Page County has more high-potential ground than Virginia as a whole: 68.8% of its land against 47.9%. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more high-potential ground, Shenandoah County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Page County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Page 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
Page County, Questions
Questions about radon in Page County
Are radon levels high in Page County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 38.3% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Page County, Virginia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 3.3 pCi/L. Of 84 Virginia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 32 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 30.4%.
Which counties border Page County?
Page County borders 6 counties: Shenandoah County, Madison County, Rappahannock County, Greene County, Rockingham County and Warren County.
Products
Page County, Products
Testing a home in Page County
In Page County, 38.3% of 141 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 Page 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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Pro4 plug-in radon detector with a display and alarm
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Plug-in
- Alarm
- Screen
First reading: Within 48 hours
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
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Page County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Page County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Madison CountyEPA zone 2
44.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.5 pCi/L · 184 tests · 5.7 points above Page County
- Radon levels in Rockingham CountyEPA zone 1
43.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.3 pCi/L · 1,714 tests · 5.6 points above Page County
- Radon levels in Rappahannock CountyEPA zone 2
41.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.3 pCi/L · 137 tests · 3.3 points above Page County
- Radon levels in Warren CountyEPA zone 1
36.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.7 pCi/L · 536 tests · 1.4 points below Page County
- Radon levels in Shenandoah CountyEPA zone 1
36.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.7 pCi/L · 390 tests · 1.9 points below Page County
- Radon levels in Greene CountyEPA zone 2
34.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.8 pCi/L · 214 tests · 3.7 points below Page County
Page County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Page County
Page County's population has barely moved since 2020: 23,762 residents on July 1, 2025 against 23,695 then, by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 77 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Luray, has 4,823 residents, 20.3% of the total. Together its 3 incorporated places hold 37.9% of those residents; the other 62.1% live outside any of them. CDC's 141 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 work out to 5.9 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Virginia's 6.0.
From Luray to Stanley, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Page County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luray | 4,823 | Level | 20.3% |
| Shenandoah | 2,480 | +0.1% | 10.4% |
| Stanley | 1,704 | +0.2% | 7.2% |
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).
Page County, Homes
Homes in Page County
Page County is a place of houses on their own lots: 82% of its 11,878 homes are detached single-family houses, against 61% across Virginia. The homes are older than Virginia's as a whole: half were built before 1975 (1984 for Virginia), and 35% date from before 1960. 73% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Virginia: 67%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Page County | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 11,878 | 3,654,784 |
| Detached houses | 82% | 61% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 19% |
| Mobile homes | 10% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 35% | 19% |
| Built since 2000 | 17% | 25% |
| Middle year built | 1975 | 1984 |
| Owner-occupied | 73% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.