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Radon Levels, Testing and Mitigation in Georgia

Georgia has 159 counties, with 4 classified as EPA Zone 1 (highest risk). With an average radon level of 7.09 pCi/L, Georgia state testing data reveals significantly elevated risks across multiple counties. Testing is highly recommended.

Georgia is the 24th most expansive state and the eighth most populous. Atlanta, the state’s capital is one of the most populous cities in the US. Among the 22,000 people that die each year from radon induced lung cancer, 6,000 of them are from Georgia.

The state has a Radon program, dedicated to educating citizens about the risks associated with the deadly gas. You can find more information on Radon, testing and mitigation at the official Georgia government page.

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4
Zone 1 Counties

Georgia Radon Map

Georgia radon levels by county
Zone 1 — High
Zone 2 — Moderate
Zone 3 — Low

Georgia Metro Areas

Explore radon data organized by metro region, including average levels, hotspot cities, and local mitigation professionals.

Athens Metro
5 cities
Atlanta Metro
5 cities
Augusta Metro
5 cities
Chattanooga Metro
5 cities
Columbus Metro
5 cities
Gainesville Metro
5 cities
Macon Metro
5 cities
Savannah Metro
5 cities
Valdosta Metro
5 cities
Warner Robins Metro
5 cities

Most Active Radon Markets in Georgia

Cities with the most user-submitted radon test data, ranked by number of submissions.

CityAvg User Radon LevelSubmissions
Atlanta 8.80 pCi/L 5
Cartersville 9.50 pCi/L 4
Snellville 8.75 pCi/L 4
Loganville 7.75 pCi/L 4
Gainesville 4.75 pCi/L 4
Cumming 4.50 pCi/L 4
Blairsville 10.00 pCi/L 3
Lawrenceville 4.67 pCi/L 3
Buford 15.50 pCi/L 2
Winder 14.50 pCi/L 2
Blue Ridge 12.00 pCi/L 2
Stone Mountain 6.00 pCi/L 2
Flowery Branch 5.50 pCi/L 2
Ellijay 4.00 pCi/L 2
Woodstock 2.00 pCi/L 2
Alpharetta 6.00 pCi/L 1
Powder Springs 6.00 pCi/L 1
Dawsonville 4.00 pCi/L 1
Acworth No submissions 0
Kennesaw No submissions 0

Georgia Counties by EPA Radon Zone

All 159 Georgia counties with their EPA radon zone classification and user-submitted average radon levels.

Zone 1 — High Risk
Predicted avg. indoor levels > 4.0 pCi/L
Zone 1 4 counties
Cobb County Zone 1
Avg: 5.0 pCi/L
DeKalb County Zone 1
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Fulton County Zone 1
Avg: 5.0 pCi/L
Gwinnett County Zone 1
Avg: 8.8 pCi/L
Zone 2 — Moderate Risk
Predicted avg. indoor levels 2–4 pCi/L
Zone 2 55 counties
Banks County Zone 2
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Barrow County Zone 2
Avg: 12.3 pCi/L
Bartow County Zone 2
Avg: 9.0 pCi/L
Butts County Zone 2
Avg: 10.5 pCi/L
Carroll County Zone 2
Avg: 5.0 pCi/L
Catoosa County Zone 2
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Cherokee County Zone 2
Avg: 3.0 pCi/L
Clarke County Zone 2
Avg: 4.0 pCi/L
Clayton County Zone 2
Avg: 10.0 pCi/L
Coweta County Zone 2
Avg: 7.5 pCi/L
Dawson County Zone 2
Avg: 4.0 pCi/L
Douglas County Zone 2
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Elbert County Zone 2
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Fannin County Zone 2
Avg: 10.0 pCi/L
Fayette County Zone 2
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Floyd County Zone 2
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Forsyth County Zone 2
Avg: 4.5 pCi/L
Franklin County Zone 2
Avg: 7.0 pCi/L
Gilmer County Zone 2
Avg: 4.0 pCi/L
Greene County Zone 2
Avg: 7.5 pCi/L
Habersham County Zone 2
Avg: 4.5 pCi/L
Hall County Zone 2
Avg: 5.0 pCi/L
Haralson County Zone 2
Avg: 4.5 pCi/L
Harris County Zone 2
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Hart County Zone 2
Avg: 2.0 pCi/L
Heard County Zone 2
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Henry County Zone 2
Avg: 4.0 pCi/L
Jackson County Zone 2
Avg: 7.5 pCi/L
Jasper County Zone 2
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Lamar County Zone 2
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Lumpkin County Zone 2
Avg: 2.0 pCi/L
Madison County Zone 2
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Monroe County Zone 2
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Morgan County Zone 2
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Newton County Zone 2
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Oconee County Zone 2
Avg: 2.0 pCi/L
Oglethorpe County Zone 2
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Paulding County Zone 2
Avg: 6.5 pCi/L
Pickens County Zone 2
Avg: 5.0 pCi/L
Pike County Zone 2
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Rabun County Zone 2
Avg: 11.3 pCi/L
Richmond County Zone 2
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Rockdale County Zone 2
Avg: 6.0 pCi/L
Spalding County Zone 2
Avg: 7.5 pCi/L
Stephens County Zone 2
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Talbot County Zone 2
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Towns County Zone 2
Avg: 5.5 pCi/L
Troup County Zone 2
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Union County Zone 2
Avg: 9.8 pCi/L
Upson County Zone 2
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Walker County Zone 2
Avg: 4.5 pCi/L
Walton County Zone 2
Avg: 6.8 pCi/L
White County Zone 2
Avg: 6.3 pCi/L
Whitfield County Zone 2
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Zone 3 — Low Risk
Predicted avg. indoor levels < 2 pCi/L
Zone 3 100 counties
Appling County Zone 3
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Atkinson County Zone 3
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Bacon County Zone 3
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Baldwin County Zone 3
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Brooks County Zone 3
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Bryan County Zone 3
Avg: 5.0 pCi/L
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Cook County Zone 3
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Miller County Zone 3
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Screven County Zone 3
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Seminole County Zone 3
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Stewart County Zone 3
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Sumter County Zone 3
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Taliaferro County Zone 3
Avg: 2.0 pCi/L
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Thomas County Zone 3
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Washington County Zone 3
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Georgia Cities & Towns

Browse radon data for individual cities across Georgia. Each city page includes user-submitted radon levels, local contractors, and mitigation resources.

Abbeville Acworth Adairsville Adel Adrian Ailey Alamo Alapaha Albany Allenhurst Alma Alpharetta Alto Ambrose Americus Andersonville Appling Arabi Aragon Arlington Armuchee Arnoldsville Ashburn Athens Atlanta Attapulgus Auburn Augusta Austell Avera Avondale Estates Axson Baconton Bainbridge Baldwin Ball Ground Barnesville Barney Bartow Baxley Bethlehem Bishop Blackshear Blairsville Blakely Bloomingdale Blue Ridge Bluffton Blythe Bogart Bonaire Boston Bowdon Bowersville Bowman Box Springs Braselton Bremen Brinson Bristol Bronwood Brooklet Brooks Broxton Brunswick Buchanan Buckhead Buena Vista Buford Butler Byromville Byron Cadwell Cairo Calhoun Camilla Canon Canton Carlton Carnesville Carrollton Cartersville Cataula Cave Spring Cedartown Centerville Chatsworth Chauncey Cherry Log Chester Chickamauga Chula Cisco Clarkesville Clarkston Claxton Clayton Clermont Cleveland Climax Clyo Cobb Cobbtown Cochran Cohutta Colbert Coleman Collins Colquitt Columbus Comer Commerce Concord Conley Conyers Coolidge Cordele Cornelia Covington Crandall Crawford Crawfordville Culloden Cumming Cusseta Cuthbert Dacula Dahlonega Dallas Dalton Damascus Danielsville Danville Darien Davisboro Dawson Dawsonville De Soto Dearing Decatur Demorest Denton Dewy Rose Dexter Dillard Dixie Doerun Donalsonville Douglas Douglasville Dry Branch Du Pont Dublin Dudley Duluth East Dublin East Ellijay Eastanollee Eastman Eatonton Edison Elberton Elko Ellabell Ellaville Ellenwood Ellerslie Ellijay Emerson Enigma Epworth Evans Fairburn Fairmount Fargo Fayetteville Fitzgerald Fleming Flintstone Flovilla Flowery Branch Folkston Forest Park Forsyth Fort Benning Fort Gaines Fort Oglethorpe Fort Stewart Fort Valley Fortson Franklin Gainesville Garfield Gay Georgetown Gibson Gillsville Girard Glennville Glenwood Good Hope Gordon Grantville Gray Grayson Greensboro Greenville Griffin Grovetown Guyton Haddock Hahira Hamilton Hampton Harlem Harrison Hartsfield Hartwell Hawkinsville Hazlehurst Helen Helena Hephzibah Hiawassee Hillsboro Hinesville Hiram Hoboken Hogansville Homer Homerville Hortense Hoschton Hull Ideal Iron City Irwinton Jackson Jacksonville Jakin Jasper Jefferson Jeffersonville Jekyll Island Jenkinsburg Jesup Jewell Jonesboro Juliette Junction City Kathleen Kennesaw Keysville Kings Bay Kingsland Kingston Kite Knoxville La Fayette Lagrange Lake Park Lakeland Lakemont Lavonia Lawrenceville Leary Leesburg Lenox Leslie Lexington Lilburn Lincolnton Lindale Lithia Springs Lithonia Lizella Locust Grove Loganville Lookout Mountain Louisville Ludowici Lula Lumber City Lumpkin Luthersville Lyerly Lyons Mableton Macon Madison Manchester Manor Mansfield Marble Hill Marietta Marshallville Martin Matthews Mauk Maysville Mc Caysville Mc Intyre Mc Rae Mcdonough Meansville Meigs Menlo Mershon Metter Midland Midville Midway Milan Milledgeville Millen Millwood Milner Mineral Bluff Mitchell Molena Monroe Montezuma Monticello Montrose Moreland Morgan Morganton Morris Morrow Morven Moultrie Mount Airy Mount Vernon Murrayville Musella Nahunta Nashville Naylor Newborn Newington Newnan Newton Nicholls Nicholson Norcross Norman Park Norwood Oakfield Oakwood Ochlocknee Ocilla Odum Oglethorpe Omaha Omega Oxford Palmetto Parrott Patterson Pavo Peachtree City Pearson Pelham Pembroke Pendergrass Perkins Perry Pine Mountain Pine Mountain Valley Pinehurst Pineview Pitts Plains Plainville Pooler Portal Poulan Powder Springs Preston Quitman Rabun Gap Ranger Ray City Rayle Rebecca Register Reidsville Rentz Resaca Rex Reynolds Rhine Riceboro Richland Richmond Hill Rincon Ringgold Rising Fawn Riverdale Roberta Rochelle Rock Spring Rockledge Rockmart Rocky Face Rocky Ford Rome Roopville Rossville Roswell Royston Rupert Rutledge Rydal Saint George Saint Marys Saint Simons Island Sale City Sandersville Sardis Sautee Nacoochee Savannah Scottdale Screven Senoia Shady Dale Sharpsburg Shellman Shiloh Silver Creek Smithville Smyrna Snellville Social Circle Soperton Sparks Sparta Springfield Stapleton Statenville Statesboro Statham Stephens Stockbridge Stockton Stone Mountain Suches Sugar Valley Summerville Sumner Surrency Suwanee Swainsboro Sycamore Sylvania Sylvester Talbotton Talking Rock Tallapoosa Talmo Tarrytown Tate Taylorsville Temple Tennille The Rock Thomaston Thomasville Thomson Tifton Tiger Tignall Toccoa Toomsboro Townsend Trenton Trion Tucker Tunnel Hill Twin City Ty Ty Tybee Island Tyrone Unadilla Union City Union Point Upatoi Uvalda Valdosta Vidalia Vienna Villa Rica Waco Wadley Waleska Warm Springs Warner Robins Warrenton Warthen Warwick Washington Watkinsville Waverly Waverly Hall Waycross Waynesboro Waynesville West Green West Point Weston Whigham White White Oak White Plains Whitesburg Wildwood Willacoochee Williamson Winder Winston Winterville Woodbine Woodbury Woodland Woodstock Wray Wrens Wrightsville Yatesville Young Harris Zebulon

Frequently Asked Questions About Radon in Georgia

What radon level is considered "high"?
The EPA action level is 4.0 pCi/L — many homeowners also choose to fix levels between 2.0 and 4.0 pCi/L. Any home with levels at or above 4.0 pCi/L should be mitigated.
How much does radon mitigation cost in Georgia?
Radon mitigation typically costs between $800 and $2,500, depending on foundation type and radon severity. A standard sub-slab depressurization system usually falls in the $1,000–$1,500 range.
Does mitigation actually work?
Yes — properly installed systems typically reduce radon levels by up to 99%. A post-mitigation test confirms the system is working correctly, and many homeowners re-test periodically.
Should I test again after mitigation?
Yes. A post-mitigation test is the proof your system is working. The EPA recommends testing within 30 days of installation and retesting every two years.
What EPA Radon Zone is my Georgia county in?
Georgia counties are classified into three EPA Radon Zones. Zone 1 (highest risk, >4 pCi/L) indicates the most concern. Zone 2 (moderate, 2–4 pCi/L) and Zone 3 (lowest, <2 pCi/L) round out the classification. Use the county directory above to find your specific county's zone and data.

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