Oconto County Health Department Discounts Radon Tests

Health Department partners with local municipalities to offer $5 radon tests to help prevent lung cancer

The Oconto County Health Department is lowering the price of radon tests to encourage Oconto County residents to test for radon gas in their homes. The easy to use tests will be for sale at the discounted price of $5 per test. This sale will run through the entire month of January, which is national Radon Action Month. To make it even easier to get a radon test, several Oconto County municipalities have partnered with the Health Department and will sell the test kits at their locations though January. You can get a test kit at the following locations:

Town of Townsend – (715) 276-6856

Office Hours:

Tuesday 11:00 – 5:00pm

Friday 10:00-2:00pm

Town of Riverview—(715) 276-6914

Office Hours:

Monday and Wednesday 12:30pm-4:00pm

1st and 3rd Saturday 8:00am-10:00am

Town of Mountain–(715) 276-6474

Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 10:00am – 2:00pm

City of Oconto Falls—(920) 846-4505

Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

Village of Suring— (920) 842-2333

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Town of Little Suamico–(920) 826-7655

Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Oconto County Health and Human Services- (920) 834-7000

Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm

 This location can also mail test kits. Call for information about getting a kit mailed or if you have radon questions. Radon is a radioactive gas from the ground that can enter your home through tiny cracks in the foundation. Radon causes 21,000 lung cancer deaths nationwide each year and approximately 962 of these deaths are in Wisconsin. Fortunately, this cause of lung cancer is largely preventable. The first step is to test. Pick up a radon test kit at one of the locations listed above to learn about the radon level in your home!