The median York County radon test is 4.3 pCi/L, above the 4.0 action level and well above the Pennsylvania median of 2.5. How results vary by floor and by ZIP code, from the state test records.
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0:00 About half of York County tests run high. Of nearly ninety-nine thousand state records, half reach the four picocurie action level.
0:10 The median York County result is four point three picocuries, well above the statewide median of two point five for Pennsylvania.
0:20 Readings rise closer to the ground: the median basement test reaches four point nine, and over half hit the action level.
0:30 South and east run highest: in Brogue, nearly three in four tests reach that level, and Dallastown sits around two in three.
0:40 Downtown York shows the lowest share, about one in five, yet even there houses on the same street can read very differently.
0:50 Only your own test shows which half your home is in. Find certified contractors at Radon Mitigation In York dot com.
Key points
- In nearly 99,000 Pennsylvania DEP test records for York County, about half reach the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L.
- The median York County result is 4.3 pCi/L, well above the statewide median of 2.5 pCi/L.
- Readings rise closer to the ground: the median basement test is 4.9 pCi/L, and more than half of basement tests reach the action level.
- The south and east of the county run highest. In Brogue, nearly three in four tests reach the action level, and in Dallastown about two in three.
- Downtown York has the lowest share, about one in five, but houses on the same street can still read very differently.
What it means for your house
The county figures show the odds, not your result. Only a test of your own home tells you which half it is in.
Find a tester in York
See every ZIP code in the York County radon data by ZIP code, then compare DEP-certified radon testers and mitigation companies.
