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RD1 short-term charcoal radon test kit
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 2 to 4 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Wyoming County, West Virginia
EPA puts Wyoming County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 3 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
33.7%
Mercer County
- Mercer
- 33.7%
- Raleigh
- 16.7%
2 of 6 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2008 to 2017
Nearest county
16.7%
Raleigh County, 20 miles
- Raleigh
- 16.7%
- WV
- 37.5%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 42 tests, 2008 to 2017
Ground above low
None
86.0 pts below WV
- Wyoming
- 0.0%
- WV
- 86.0%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
3
Too few for a share
- Wyoming
- 3
- Needed
- 30
2008 to 2017, 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 Wyoming 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
Wyoming County, At a glance
Wyoming County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Wyoming County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 3 reported tests for Wyoming County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 0.8 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Wyoming County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 3 tests were reported to CDC for Wyoming 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).
Wyoming County, Compared
Wyoming County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Wyoming County rests on 3 tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 1 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 33.3 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 6.7 pCi/L, with a middle value of 0.8 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Mercer County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 33.7%, and Raleigh County the smallest, 16.7%. Farther out, Kanawha County (50 miles away) at 20.6%, Greenbrier County (64 miles away) at 52.3% and Putnam County (65 miles away) at 23.1% 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 Wyoming County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Wyoming County, Geology
The ground under Wyoming County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Wyoming County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. All of it lies in the area the map calls Cumberland Plateau, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Plateau | Pennsylvanian sandstone, siltstone, shale, and coal | Low | 8 | 100% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Wyoming County beside the ground around it
Across West Virginia 18.7% of the land is rated high; none of Wyoming County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more high-potential ground, Mercer County the most at 16.0%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Wyoming County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Wyoming 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
Wyoming County, Questions
Questions about radon in Wyoming County
Are radon levels high in Wyoming County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 33.3% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Wyoming County, West Virginia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 0.8 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 2 have a figure over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals: Mercer County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 33.7%, and Raleigh County the smallest, 16.7%.
Which counties border Wyoming County?
Wyoming County borders 6 counties: McDowell County, Raleigh County, Logan County, Boone County, Mercer County and Mingo County.
Products
Wyoming County, Products
Testing a home in Wyoming County
No CDC figure names Wyoming County; the nearest county with one, Raleigh County (20 miles away), reported 16.7% 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. 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 Wyoming County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
MonitorPYZYCKYH
RD17 plug-in radon detector with a rechargeable battery and color screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Wyoming County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Wyoming County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Mercer CountyEPA zone 1
33.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 101 tests
- Radon levels in Raleigh CountyEPA zone 2
16.7%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.4 pCi/L · 42 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 McDowell CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.5 pCi/L · 3 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
Wyoming County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Wyoming County
Wyoming County has been losing residents: from 21,322 in 2020 to 19,801 on July 1, 2025, a fall of 7.1% by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 40 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Oceana, the largest, has 1,382 residents, 7.0% of the total. Together its 3 incorporated places hold 17.1% of those residents; the other 82.9% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 3 tests over 2008 to 2017, or 0.2 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where West Virginia as a whole comes to 5.7.
From Oceana to Pineville, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Wyoming County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceana | 1,382 | −7.2% | 7.0% |
| Mullens | 1,336 | −8.4% | 6.7% |
| Pineville | 663 | −8.2% | 3.3% |
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).
Wyoming County, Homes
Homes in Wyoming County
Of Wyoming County's 9,975 homes, 68% are detached houses, against 71% across West Virginia; 27% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1975, close to West Virginia's 1976: 32% date from before 1960 and 12% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 83% of the occupied homes (West Virginia: 74%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Wyoming County | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 9,975 | 859,653 |
| Detached houses | 68% | 71% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 2% | 8% |
| Mobile homes | 27% | 14% |
| Built before 1960 | 32% | 33% |
| Built since 2000 | 12% | 18% |
| Middle year built | 1975 | 1976 |
| Owner-occupied | 83% | 74% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.