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Radon Levels in Staunton city, Virginia

EPA puts Staunton city in Zone 1, its highest radon zone, and high results are common there: 52.7% of the 338 radon tests reported to CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals) came back at or above 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.

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  • Share at 4+ pCi/L

    52.7%

    22.3 pts above VA

    Staunton city
    52.7%
    Virginia
    30.4%

    338 tests, 2008 to 2017

  • Median result

    4.2pCi/L

    Action level reached

    Staunton city
    4.2 pCi/L
    EPA
    4.0 pCi/L

    Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017

  • Tests reported

    338

    37th of 84 by tests

    Staunton city
    338
    Fairfax
    8,657

    Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017

  • EPA radon zone

    Zone 1

    Highest potential

    1. Zone 1
    2. 2
    3. 3

    1 highest, 3 lowest

    EPA predicts over 4 pCi/L indoors

  • Rank in Virginia

    8 of 84

    Top quarter

    Staunton city
    52.7%
    Russell
    67.3%

    By share, of 84 with 30+ tests

Read a result for Staunton city

Starts at Staunton city's median, 4.2 pCi/L

4.2pCi/L

EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.

EPA’s reading of 4.2 pCi/L

At or above 4 pCi/L

  1. Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
  2. 2 to 4consider a fix
  3. 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. Staunton city's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.

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The data

Staunton city, At a glance

Staunton city at a glance

Predicted: EPA radon zone

EPA Zone 1: highest predicted potential

EPA puts all of Staunton city in and predicts an average indoor of greater than 4 pCi/L (greater than 150 Bq/m³) across the county. That is one forecast for the whole county, not a reading of any address in it; homes above EPA's turn up in all three zones.

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 Staunton city, 2008 to 2017, laboratory

Reported results by concentration band, Staunton city, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 24%2 to 4 pCi/L: 23%4 pCi/L and above: 53%

Of 338 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.

Reported results by concentration band, Staunton city, 2008 to 2017, laboratory: data table
Result bandTests MeasuredShare Measured
Under 2 pCi/L8124.0%
2 to 4 pCi/L7923.4%
4 pCi/L and above17852.7%
What these figures count

These are the 338 tests reported to CDC for Staunton city 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).

How to read these figures

Staunton city, Compared

Staunton city radon figures, compared

Calculated by Radon411

More than half: 52.7% of the 338 radon tests reported to CDC for Staunton city over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals read at least 4 pCi/L. That places it 8th of 84 Virginia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. That is 22.3 points above the 30.4% pooled from 131 Virginia counties.

The median result, 4.2 pCi/L, sits above EPA's 4 pCi/L action level, and the top reported result was 79.2 pCi/L. The rest split 24.0% under 2 pCi/L and 23.4% from 2 to 4 (Virginia: 44.7% and 24.9%). Zone 1 on EPA's map (predicted average above 4 pCi/L) and a 52.7% share point the same way here.

Augusta County, the one bordering county with a figure for the same period, reported 50.1%. Statewide for the same period, Russell County reported the highest share (67.3%) and Norfolk city the lowest (2.7%).

CDC's ten-year totals for Staunton city went from 254 tests (2005 to 2014) to 338 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 57.1% to 52.7%.

Nationally, every county with a figure for the same period pools to 35.7%; Staunton city sits 17.0 points above it. CDC also counts 25 tests taken after mitigation in Staunton city for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.

Staunton city against Virginia, the United States and nearby counties, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
AreaTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianDifference from Staunton city
Staunton city33852.7%4.2 pCi/LThis county
Virginia, pooled131 counties, pooled53,19930.4%Not pooled−22.3 points
United States, pooled2,661 counties, pooled2,013,54435.7%Not pooled−17.0 points
Russell Countyhighest in the state4967.3%6.7 pCi/L+14.6 points
Norfolk citylowest in the state732.7%0.5 pCi/L−50.0 points
Augusta County, VAborders it62550.1%4.0 pCi/L−2.6 points
Where Staunton city's reported results fell, 2008 to 2017, laboratory, beside Virginia and the United States
ResultStaunton city testsStaunton city shareVirginia shareU.S. shareAgainst Virginia
Under 2 pCi/L8124.0%44.7%39.6%−20.7 points
2 to 4 pCi/L7923.4%24.9%24.7%−1.5 points
4 pCi/L and above17852.7%30.4%35.7%+22.3 points
Staunton city ranked among the 84 Virginia counties with 30 or more tests, by share at or above 4 pCi/L, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CountyRankTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedian
Carroll County3 of 848961.8%5.0 pCi/L
Smyth County4 of 8412361.0%5.5 pCi/L
Washington County5 of 8438458.1%4.8 pCi/L
Giles County6 of 8417456.9%4.8 pCi/L
Patrick County7 of 845354.7%5.3 pCi/L
Staunton city8 of 8433852.7%4.2 pCi/L
Bristol city9 of 8411050.9%4.2 pCi/L
Rockbridge County10 of 8411450.9%4.0 pCi/L
Scott County11 of 847550.7%4.0 pCi/L
Augusta County12 of 8462550.1%4.0 pCi/L
Pulaski County13 of 8426849.6%3.9 pCi/L
Staunton city ten-year laboratory totals, against Virginia's pooled share
PeriodTestsAt or above 4 pCi/LMedianHighestVirginia, pooledChange from the row before
2008 to 201733852.7%4.2 pCi/L79.2 pCi/L30.4%−0.2 points
2007 to 201632752.9%4.2 pCi/L79.2 pCi/L30.6%−1.4 points
2006 to 201531754.3%4.4 pCi/L79.2 pCi/L30.7%−2.8 points
2005 to 201425457.1%4.8 pCi/L79.2 pCi/L30.3%First on file

Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.

Staunton city, Geology

The ground under Staunton city

Predicted

USGS's geologic map puts all of Staunton city's mapped land in one class: high radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Valley and Ridge, to which USGS gives a radon index of 15, in the high band (12 to 17).

USGS's geologic areas under Staunton city
AreaThe rock, in USGS's wordsPotentialRadon indexShare of land
Valley and RidgeCambrian dolomite, limestone, shale, and sandstone, Silurian-Ordovician limestone, dolomite, shale, and sandstone, Mississippian-Devonian sandstone, shale, limestone, gypsum, and coal.High15100%

Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.

Staunton city beside the ground around it

Staunton city has more high-potential ground than Virginia as a whole: 100% of its land against 47.9%. Of the one county that borders it, none has as large a share of high-potential ground; Augusta County comes nearest at 95.1%.

Share of land by USGS radon potential: Staunton city, the county bordering it and Virginia
AreaEPA zoneLow potentialModerate potentialHigh potential
Staunton cityZone 1NoneNone100%
Augusta CountyZone 1None4.9%95.1%
Virginia133 counties, pooled by land areaVaries20.6%30.0%47.9%

The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.

Local help

Staunton city, Local resources

Radon testing and mitigation in Staunton city

What Virginia's program says
Phone
(804) 864-8161
Email
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

Staunton city, Questions

Questions about radon in Staunton city

Are radon levels high in Staunton city?

Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 52.7% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Staunton city, Virginia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 4.2 pCi/L. Of 84 Virginia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 7 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 30.4%.

Which counties border Staunton city?

Staunton city borders 1 county: Augusta County.

Products

Staunton city, Products

Testing a home in Staunton city

In Staunton city, 52.7% of 338 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 Staunton city 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.

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Staunton city, Bordering counties

Counties bordering Staunton city

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Staunton city, Cities and towns

Cities and towns in Staunton city

The Census Bureau estimates 26,801 residents in Staunton city for July 1, 2025, 991 more than in 2020 (+3.8%). Packed into its land, that is 1,345 people per square mile. Staunton, its one incorporated place, has 26,801 residents, 100.0% of the total. Testing is reported here more often than across the state: CDC's 338 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 come to 12.6 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), against 6.0 for Virginia.

Staunton is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Staunton city's.

Staunton, Staunton city: residents on July 1, 2025
PlaceResidentsSince 2020Share of residents
Staunton26,801+3.8%100.0%

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).

Staunton city, Homes

Homes in Staunton city

Of Staunton city's 12,352 homes, 71% are detached houses, against 61% across Virginia; 17% are in buildings of five or more homes. The homes are older than Virginia's as a whole: half were built before 1963 (1984 for Virginia), and 44% date from before 1960. 59% 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 in Staunton city, Virginia, 2019 to 2023
HomesStaunton cityVirginia
Housing units12,3523,654,784
Detached houses71%61%
In buildings of 5 or more17%19%
Mobile homesunder 1%4%
Built before 196044%19%
Built since 200012%25%
Middle year built19631984
Owner-occupied59%67%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.