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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Lincoln County, West Virginia
EPA puts Lincoln County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 11 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
23.1%
Putnam County
- Putnam
- 23.1%
- Cabell
- 16.6%
3 of 7 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
16.6%
Cabell County, 19 miles
- Cabell
- 16.6%
- WV
- 37.5%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 145 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
90.0%
4.0 pts above WV
- Lincoln
- 90.0%
- WV
- 86.0%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
12
Too few for a share
- Lincoln
- 12
- Needed
- 30
2007 to 2016, laboratory
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Lincoln 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
Lincoln County, At a glance
Lincoln County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Lincoln County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 90% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Lincoln County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 11 reported tests for Lincoln County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 1.9 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Lincoln County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 11 tests were reported to CDC for Lincoln 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).
Lincoln County, Compared
Lincoln County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Lincoln County rests on 12 tests over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, 2 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 8.3 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 4.6 pCi/L, with a middle value of 2.0 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Putnam County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 23.1%, and Cabell County the smallest, 16.6%, with Kanawha County at 20.6% between. Farther out, Raleigh County (53 miles away) at 16.7%, Mercer County (75 miles away) at 33.7% and Wood County (77 miles away) at 15.9% have figures too. Pooled across 55 West Virginia counties, 37.5% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.7%.
Statewide for the same period, Morgan County reported the highest share (58.1%) and Grant County the lowest (9.8%). EPA's 1993 map puts Lincoln County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 90% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Lincoln County, Geology
The ground under Lincoln County
PredictedMost of the ground under Lincoln County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 90.0% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 10.0% low. The map puts 90.0% of Lincoln County in the area it calls Central Allegheny Plateau and 10.0% in Cumberland Plateau. USGS gives the first a radon index of 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11), and the second 8, in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Allegheny Plateau | Permian and Pennsylvanian shale, siltstone, sandstone, minor limestone. | Moderate | 10 | 90.0% |
| Cumberland Plateau | Pennsylvanian sandstone, siltstone, shale, and coal | Low | 8 | 10.0% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Lincoln County beside the ground around it
Across West Virginia 18.7% of the land is rated high; none of Lincoln County's is. Of the 7 counties that border it, 2 have more moderate-potential ground, Putnam County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Lincoln County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Lincoln County
- OEHS Radon ProgramOEHS Radon Program, run by WV DHHR OEHS Radiation, Toxics & Indoor Air Division, licenses or certifies radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in West Virginia.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
West Virginia residents can request a free Radon Test Kit by emailing Radon@wv.gov or calling 304-352-5039
- Compare kits
- Professionals in West Virginia35 professionals are listed in West Virginia.
What West Virginia's program says
- Phone
- 304-352-5039
- Radon@wv.gov
- Licensing of radon professionals
Complete listings of professionals licensed to perform Asbestos, Lead, Radon and Clandestine Drug Laboratory Remediation activities in West Virginia.
What it means
Lincoln County, Questions
Questions about radon in Lincoln County
Are radon levels high in Lincoln County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 18.2% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Lincoln County, West Virginia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.9 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 3 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Putnam County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 23.1%, and Cabell County the smallest, 16.6%, with Kanawha County at 20.6% between.
Which counties border Lincoln County?
Lincoln County borders 7 counties: Cabell County, Wayne County, Boone County, Logan County, Putnam County, Mingo County and Kanawha County.
Products
Lincoln County, Products
Testing a home in Lincoln County
No CDC figure names Lincoln County; the nearest county with one, Cabell County (19 miles away), reported 16.6% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, the only reading nearby until a test of this home. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Lincoln County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL416 long-term radon test kit, lab fee included
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Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Monitor
RadonEye RD200 plug-in continuous radon monitor
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- Plug-in
- Bluetooth
- Alarm
- Screen, app
Method: Ion chamber
First reading: Within 10 minutes
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Lincoln County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Lincoln County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Putnam CountyEPA zone 2
23.1%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.5 pCi/L · 52 tests
- Radon levels in Kanawha CountyEPA zone 3
20.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.2 pCi/L · 247 tests
- Radon levels in Cabell CountyEPA zone 2
16.6%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.0 pCi/L · 145 tests
- Radon levels in Wayne CountyEPA zone 2
15.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.7 pCi/L · 19 tests
- Radon levels in Boone CountyEPA zone 3
14.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 7 tests
- Radon levels in Logan CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.4 pCi/L · 9 tests
- Radon levels in Mingo CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.0 pCi/L · 5 tests
Lincoln County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Lincoln County
Lincoln County has been losing residents: from 20,369 in 2020 to 19,177 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 5.9% by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 44 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Hamlin, the largest, has 968 residents, 5.0% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 7.7% of those residents; the other 92.3% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 12 tests over 2007 to 2016, or 0.6 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where West Virginia as a whole comes to 5.5.
From Hamlin to West Hamlin, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Lincoln County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin | 968 | −6.7% | 5.0% |
| West Hamlin | 503 | −5.5% | 2.6% |
2 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).
Lincoln County, Homes
Homes in Lincoln County
Of Lincoln County's 9,581 homes, 59% are detached houses, against 71% across West Virginia; 34% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1983, close to West Virginia's 1976: 17% date from before 1960 and 19% from 2000 or later. 75% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (West Virginia: 74%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Lincoln County | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 9,581 | 859,653 |
| Detached houses | 59% | 71% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 4% | 8% |
| Mobile homes | 34% | 14% |
| Built before 1960 | 17% | 33% |
| Built since 2000 | 19% | 18% |
| Middle year built | 1983 | 1976 |
| Owner-occupied | 75% | 74% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.