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EPA zone assignment
Pickett County is not assigned Zone 1, 2, or 3 on the EPA-based county list and Tennessee zone map. EPA says zone maps are not a substitute for testing an individual home.
Pickett County Radon · Tennessee
Pickett County, TN radon No zone. No local number. Still test.
Pickett County has no assigned EPA radon zone, no verified county dashboard value, and no confirmed radon-resistant construction requirement. Those gaps are reasons to measure a home—not reasons to assume it is safe.
Radon in Pickett County, Tennessee: quick answers
EPA zone: Not assignedRegion: Middle TennesseeState test data: State test figures couldn't be confirmed, so they aren't shown
Is radon a problem in Pickett County, Tennessee?
EPA's zone map doesn't assign Pickett County a zone. The Tennessee Radon Program has found homes needing action in every Tennessee county, so a test is the only way to know your home's level.
Do new homes in Pickett County, TN have to be built radon-resistant?
No requirement was found. Unincorporated Pickett County and Byrdstown are recorded as opted out of state inspections, though that record dates to 2011. Local code details
How do I test my home for radon in Pickett County?
Order a free short-term kit from the Tennessee Radon Program online or by calling 1-800-232-1139. Place it on the lowest lived-in floor, about 3 feet off the floor, for 3 to 5 days, then mail it back right away. How to test your home
What radon level means I should fix my home?
EPA recommends fixing your home if radon is 4 pCi/L or higher, and considering a fix between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Confirm a high short-term result with a second test first. What your result means
Who can test or fix radon in Pickett County?
Tennessee doesn't license radon professionals, so look for NRPP or NRSB certification. Search both national directories by ZIP code; certified professionals often serve Pickett County from nearby cities. How to choose a radon professional
The responsible read is “unknown,” not “low.”
EPA’s national zone map does not assign Pickett County a zone. Tennessee’s county dashboard could not yield a confirmed Pickett tooltip on repeated live attempts, and its pre/post charts are regional—not county-level. Individual-home testing is the only clean answer.
EPA zone: no dataPickett is unassigned on the EPA-based county listing and Tennessee map.
County figure: withheldThe dashboard tooltip was not reliably reproduced; regional bars cannot stand in for county data.
Local certified testers: 0No NRPP- or NRSB-credentialed measurement professional was found based in Pickett County.
01 · RISK PROFILE
A data vacuum with real neighbors.
Pickett’s blank space on a zone map is not a measurement of the air inside any house. The surrounding counties are assigned zones, and the dashboard’s regional summaries cannot resolve Pickett’s own homes.
What the dashboard can—and cannot—say
Six attempts across two live loads landed on adjacent Fentress or Scott County. Pickett’s tiny polygon could not be targeted reliably, so its average, median and maximum remain unpublished here.
Zone 1> 4 pCi/L predicted average
Zone 22–4 pCi/L predicted average
Zone 3< 2 pCi/L predicted average
Regional-chart warning: the dashboard’s pre- and post-mitigation bars are grouped by health region. A previously noted “one test” cannot be attributed to Pickett County.
02 · BUILDING CODES
No verified radon-ready mandate.
The strongest available evidence points to an opt-out county and town, but the key status document is from 2011. Current enforcement is not confirmed by phone before anyone treats it as settled.
Unincorporated Pickett County
A 2011 MTAS status document lists the county as opted out of the State Fire Marshal residential inspection program. A secondary county regulation guide reports no county building permits or inspections except electrical and septic. A current 2026 opt-out listing was not located.
Medium confidenceByrdstown
No published municipal code or IRC adoption was found. The same 2011 MTAS document lists Byrdstown as opted out. No radon appendix was found in public sources.
Needs town checkJamestown
Jamestown is in neighboring Fentress County, not Pickett. Its 2011 MTAS library copy says the city adopted the 2006 IRC “including all appendix chapters,” nominally sweeping in Appendix F. Current code and actual radon enforcement are unverified.
Out of countyHow do I find a certified radon professional in Pickett County?
Tennessee doesn't license radon testers or mitigators, so national certification is the best way to check qualifications. The Tennessee Radon Program points residents to two directories: search them by ZIP code and widen the radius if nothing is listed nearby.
We don't recommend or rank companies. Before you hire, check the certification number in the directory yourself and ask for a follow-up test after any system is installed. Questions to ask a radon professional.
03 · HOME BUYERS
New construction does not remove the question.
In a lake-oriented market where no current radon appendix has been confirmed, “new” is not evidence that a home is radon-resistant—or that it has ever been tested.
A practical contract-to-closing plan
- 1Put testing into the inspection window.Tennessee’s standard disclosure framework advises buyers to use radon and other inspection contingencies; it does not replace an inspection.
- 2Ask what was built, then verify it.For a new home, request documentation of any radon-resistant features and ask whether the house was tested after construction.
- 3Plan for distance.The closest credentialed measurement professionals observed were roughly 45 miles or more from Byrdstown. Book early—or use TDEC’s free homeowner kit when timing allows.
- 4Act on the result, not the map.EPA recommends fixing at 4 pCi/L or higher and considering action from 2 to 4 pCi/L.
04 · TESTING RESOURCES
From question to next step.
Use the state kit program for a homeowner test, the EPA-supported hotlines for live guidance, or the national directories when a transaction or complex building calls for a credentialed professional.
Test your home
TDEC offers one free radon test kit per Tennessee household, with lab analysis included.
Request a free TDEC kit →Buy a kit by phone: 1-800-SOSRADON
Talk to a radon specialist
Live help for radon questions: 1-800-55RADON
Fix-It Hotline for reducing a high result: 1-800-644-6999
EPA hotline details →Find a credentialed pro
NRPP: 800-269-4174
NRSB: 866-329-3474
EPA provider guidance →Learn the basics
The American Lung Association offers a free, one-hour interactive course covering risk, testing and mitigation.
Take Radon Basics →Retest every 2 yearsAmerican Lung Association guidance; retest every 2 years when a mitigation system is installed.
4 pCi/L or higherEPA recommends fixing the home. Consider action from 2 to 4 pCi/L.
~21,000U.S. lung-cancer deaths each year are estimated to be radon-related.
#2 overallRadon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer and the leading cause among never-smokers.
~9× riskAt 4 pCi/L, EPA estimates about 62 in 1,000 smokers could get lung cancer from lifetime exposure, versus about 7 in 1,000 people who never smoked.
Nearly 1 in 15U.S. homes has a high radon level.