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Radon Levels in Virginia Beach city, Virginia
EPA puts Virginia Beach city in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and most reported tests there come back low, though 4.3% of 46 (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals) reached 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
4.3%
26.1 pts below VA
- Virginia Beach city
- 4.3%
- Virginia
- 30.4%
46 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
0.6pCi/L
Below action level
- Virginia Beach city
- 0.6 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
46
78th of 84 by tests
- Virginia Beach city
- 46
- Fairfax
- 8,657
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Virginia
83 of 84
Lowest quarter
- Virginia Beach city
- 4.3%
- Russell
- 67.3%
By share, of 84 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Virginia Beach city
Starts at Virginia Beach city's median, 0.6 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 0.6 pCi/L
Below 2 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is below 2 pCi/L, the level at which EPA says a fix should be considered. Virginia Beach city's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Virginia Beach city, At a glance
Virginia Beach city at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 82% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Virginia Beach city, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
Under 2 pCi/L: 87%2 to 4 pCi/L: 9%4 pCi/L and above: 4%
Of 46 pre-mitigation tests reported to CDC, not homes in this area.
| Result band | Tests Measured | Share Measured |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 pCi/L | 40 | 87.0% |
| 2 to 4 pCi/L | 4 | 8.7% |
| 4 pCi/L and above | 2 | 4.3% |
What these figures count
These are the 46 tests reported to CDC for Virginia Beach 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).
Virginia Beach city, Compared
Virginia Beach city radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Only 2 of 46 radon tests reported for Virginia Beach city over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L (4.3%). The median result, 0.6 pCi/L, sits below 2, well under EPA's 4 pCi/L action level, and the top reported result was 15.8 pCi/L.
Across 131 Virginia counties pooled together, 30.4% of tests reached that level, so Virginia Beach city runs 26.1 points below its state. Against the national pool of 35.7%, the gap is 31.4 points lower. Its place in the state: 83rd of 84 Virginia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Zone 3 on EPA's map (predicted average under 2 pCi/L) and a 4.3% share point the same way here. Of 2 neighbours with a figure, 1 reported a larger share at or above 4 pCi/L and 1 a smaller one; the spread is 2.7% (Norfolk city) to 7.0% (Chesapeake city).
Below the action level, 40 tests (87.0%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 44.7% statewide, and 4 tests (8.7%) fell between 2 and 4, against 24.9% statewide. USGS geology rates 82% of the county's land low radon potential.
CDC's ten-year totals for Virginia Beach city went from 54 tests (2005 to 2014) to 46 (2008 to 2017), the share going from 7.4% to 4.3%.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Virginia Beach city, Geology
The ground under Virginia Beach city
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Virginia Beach city's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. The map puts 81.4% of Virginia Beach city in the area it calls Quaternary Coastal Plain Sediments and 0.8% in Outer Coastal Plain. USGS gives the first a radon index of 6 and the second 7, both in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary Coastal Plain Sediments | Quaternary coastal sand and silt containing monazite. | Low | 6 | 81.4% |
| Outer Coastal Plain | Unconsolidated sand. | Low | 7 | 0.8% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Virginia Beach city beside the ground around it
Across Virginia 47.9% of the land is rated high; none of Virginia Beach city's is. None of the 3 counties that border it has any moderate-potential ground either.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Virginia Beach city, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Virginia Beach city
- 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
Virginia Beach city, Questions
Questions about radon in Virginia Beach city
Are radon levels high in Virginia Beach city?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 4.3% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Virginia Beach city, Virginia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.6 pCi/L. Of 84 Virginia counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 82 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 30.4%.
Which counties border Virginia Beach city?
Virginia Beach city borders 3 counties: Chesapeake city, VA, Norfolk city, VA and Currituck County, NC.
Products
Virginia Beach city, Products
Testing a home in Virginia Beach city
In Virginia Beach city, 4.3% of 46 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 30.4% pooled across Virginia. 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 Virginia Beach city.
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In home: 90 days to 12 months
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- Battery
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Virginia Beach city, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Virginia Beach city
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Chesapeake city, VAEPA zone 3
7.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.6 pCi/L · 43 tests · 2.7 points above Virginia Beach city
- Radon levels in Norfolk city, VAEPA zone 3
2.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.5 pCi/L · 73 tests · 1.6 points below Virginia Beach city
- Radon levels in Currituck County, NCEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.3 pCi/L · 8 tests · 4.3 points below Virginia Beach city
Virginia Beach city, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Virginia Beach city
About 453,737 people live in Virginia Beach city by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 5,889 fewer than in 2020 (−1.3%). Packed into its land, that is 1,854 people per square mile. Virginia Beach, its one incorporated place, has 453,737 residents, 100.0% of the total. Reported testing is thin here: 46 tests over 2008 to 2017, or 0.1 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Virginia as a whole comes to 6.0.
Virginia Beach is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Virginia Beach city's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | 453,737 | −1.3% | 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).
Virginia Beach city, Homes
Homes in Virginia Beach city
Fewer than six in ten of Virginia Beach city's 190,734 homes are detached houses (55%, against 61% across Virginia); the rest are attached, in shared buildings or mobile. Half of its homes were built before 1984, close to Virginia's 1984: 8% date from before 1960 and 19% from 2000 or later. 65% 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 | Virginia Beach city | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 190,734 | 3,654,784 |
| Detached houses | 55% | 61% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 20% | 19% |
| Mobile homes | 1% | 4% |
| Built before 1960 | 8% | 19% |
| Built since 2000 | 19% | 25% |
| Middle year built | 1984 | 1984 |
| Owner-occupied | 65% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.