Borough, York County

Radon Mitigation in Yoe, PA

Updated September 30, 2026

Yoe is a borough in York County with about 1,162 residents and 481 homes, median year built 1972. It was formed in 1893 from southeastern York Township. 65.7% of PA DEP radon tests in its ZIP codes came back at or above the action level, above the county's 52.5%.

What the PA DEP test records show for Yoe

ZIP 17313 covers essentially all of Yoe, so these numbers are about as local as public radon data gets.

Half of the story is the median. The other half is the tail: 42.6% of tests here were 10 pCi/L or higher and 23.1% were 20 or higher. The top reading on record in these ZIP codes is 292 pCi/L. Neighboring houses can differ by a factor of ten, so none of this tells you what your house is. It tells you the odds are high enough that a $15 to $30 test kit is worth buying.

Tests people chose to run, not a random survey. Details on the York County radon levels page.

Basement readings versus first-floor readings

In ZIP 17313, basement tests have a median of 8.3 pCi/L, while tests taken on the first floor have a median of 3.8 pCi/L (222 first-floor tests). The basement number runs 2.2 times the first-floor number, which is the usual pattern: radon comes up from the soil, so it is strongest at the lowest level and gets diluted as it moves up through the house.

This matters for what you test. The PA DEP and EPA guidance is to test the lowest level you use or could use as living space. If the basement is finished, or might be someday, test it there. A finished rec room at 8.3 pCi/L is a different decision from an unfinished storage basement you rarely stand in.

Radon results by decade in ZIP 17313

The share peaked in the 1990s at 69.8% and sits at 56.5% for tests since 2020. A drop that size is mostly about who is testing, not the ground. More recent tests come from home sales and from retests after a system went in, and both pull the share down. The rock under Yoe has not changed. 416 tests have been logged in 17313 since 2020, so people here are still testing.

Housing in Yoe and what it means for a system

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024:

37% of the homes in Yoe were built before 1940, against 18.3% county-wide. Houses that old usually sit on stone or early block foundations with no vapor barrier and plenty of joints, which gives soil gas more ways in. They are still very fixable. The installer just spends more time sealing, and sometimes needs a second suction point, which is why these jobs tend to land toward the upper end of the cost range.

Only about 34.1% of homes in Yoe are owner-occupied, so a lot of people here rent. Pennsylvania does not require landlords to test, but a tenant can ask, and a landlord can test between tenancies without much hassle. Our landlord testing guide covers the details.

Cost-wise, expect older houses in Yoe to land in the $1,200 to $2,500 part of the range once sealing and a possible second suction point are counted. Newer houses are usually the standard $800 to $1,500 job. Full ranges on the cost page.

Where we work in Yoe

Installers must hold a PA DEP radon mitigation certification (how to check), and permit questions go to the borough office at www.yoeborough.org.

Common questions

Is radon a problem in Yoe?

Yes. PA DEP has 2,420 tests on record from the ZIP code covering Yoe, and 65.7% of them came back at or above the EPA's 4.0 pCi/L action level. 23.1% were at 20 pCi/L or more. The county-wide rate is 52.5%.

What is the average radon level in ZIP 17313?

The median of 2,420 PA DEP tests in ZIP 17313 is 7.6 pCi/L and the mean is 15.6 pCi/L. A mean that far above the median means a long tail of very high readings, topping out at 292 pCi/L.

Nearby

Dallastown 65.7%, York Township 57%, Springfield Township 62%. Share of PA DEP tests at or above 4.0 pCi/L, against 65.7% here.