Will County Illinois Radon Inspections
If you are purchasing a home in Will County that is exposed to the foundation such as a house, townhome or first floor condominium, you may want to consider getting a radon test. Radon is a naturally occurring gas that can be dangerous at high levels. The EPA considers the presence of radon over 4.0 pCi/L to be at a dangerous level. Homes in Will County that have been inspected for radon have an average of 2.0 to 4.0 pCi/L levels of the gas which is considered a moderate health risk.
Chicago Home Inspections Services inspects homes within the Chicagoland area including Will County. If you are purchasing a house, we recommend that you consider getting a radon inspection in addition to the standard home inspection.
We especially recommended a radon inspection if you are purchasing or selling a home in one of the zip codes deemed as a high risk location in the chart below such as in Joliet, Plainfield, Romeoville, Bolingbrook and Naperville where radon levels have been recorded in the 4.0-8.0 pCi/L range.
Will County Radon Levels by City
Below you can find information on the expected radon levels in the average home by city/zip code in Will County as reported by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Area homes that have been tested for radon which exceed over 4.0 pCi/L are considered to be high and should be mitigated for radon.
City | Zip Code | No. Sites Tested | Avg. pCi/L |
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Aurora | 60503 | 598 | 4.3 pCi/L |
Beecher | 60401 | 10 | 5.7 pCi/L |
Bolingbrook | 60440 | 592 | 5 pCi/L |
Bolingbrook | 60490 | 591 | 6.3 pCi/L |
Braceville | 60407 | 0 | N/A |
Braidwood | 60408 | 10 | 2.7 pCi/L |
Channahon | 60410 | 140 | 13.5 pCi/L |
Coal City | 60416 | 1 | 1.5 pCi/L |
Crest Hill | 60403 | 65 | 6.1 pCi/L |
Crete | 60417 | 34 | 4.3 pCi/L |
Elwood | 60421 | 11 | 5.3 pCi/L |
Frankfort | 60423 | 295 | 3.4 pCi/L |
Grant Park | 60940 | 0 | N/A |
Homer Glen | 60491 | 192 | 4.9 pCi/L |
Joliet | 60435 | 239 | 5.5 pCi/L |
Joliet | 60431 | 154 | 7.1 pCi/L |
Joliet | 60433 | 37 | 12.5 pCi/L |
Joliet | 60436 | 24 | 4.1 pCi/L |
Joliet | 60432 | 11 | 4.1 pCi/L |
Lemont | 60439 | 0 | N/A |
Lockport | 60441 | 219 | 4.6 pCi/L |
Manhattan | 60442 | 38 | 5.7 pCi/L |
Manteno | 60950 | 0 | N/A |
Minooka | 60447 | 36 | 17.3 pCi/L |
Mokena | 60448 | 170 | 4.1 pCi/L |
Monee | 60449 | 47 | 3.6 pCi/L |
Naperville | 60564 | 2723 | 4 pCi/L |
Naperville | 60565 | 954 | 5.1 pCi/L |
New Lenox | 60451 | 268 | 6.4 pCi/L |
Orland Park | 60467 | 14 | 2.5 pCi/L |
Oswego | 60543 | 0 | N/A |
Park Forest | 60466 | 2 | 1.2 pCi/L |
Peotone | 60468 | 7 | 4.2 pCi/L |
Plainfield | 60586 | 1090 | 6.1 pCi/L |
Plainfield | 60585 | 951 | 4.6 pCi/L |
Plainfield | 60544 | 698 | 6.5 pCi/L |
Richton Park | 60471 | 0 | N/A |
Romeoville | 60446 | 389 | 8.1 pCi/L |
Shorewood | 60404 | 216 | 5.9 pCi/L |
Steger | 60475 | 2 | 1.9 pCi/L |
Tinley Park | 60487 | 37 | 2.6 pCi/L |
Tinley Park | 60477 | 0 | N/A |
University Park | 60484 | 5 | 2.5 pCi/L |
Wilmington | 60481 | 27 | 3.3 pCi/L |
Woodridge | 60517 | 2 | 2 pCi/L |