Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Modoc County, CA

A typical professional mold job in Modoc County runs about $1,500 to $6,000 before rebuild, using the California nonmetro price level. Below are the 11 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and California rules.

1976Median year homes were built

58%Homes built before 1980

23%Homes rented, not owned

$212,000Median home value

4,774Housing units

8,646People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Modoc County were built before 1976, and 58 percent went up before 1980. Older plumbing, roofs and window seals are where slow leaks start, and slow leaks are the mold most home policies leave out. About 23 percent of homes in Modoc County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 96115 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1948, and ZIP 96054 the newest, 1986.

Typical Prices In Modoc County

JobSizeNational RangeModoc County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $6,000
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,000 to $7,500
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $600
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $1,000
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 100.0 divided by 100, the price level for the nonmetro part of the state, rounded to $50. National ranges from Remediational cost guide, price level from BEA Regional Price Parities 2024.

The standard limited fungi endorsement caps mold at $5,000. Against a typical job here of up to $6,000, that cap falls short by about $1,000 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Modoc County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneNot Applicable
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherRelatively Low

Source FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, county level.

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Modoc County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
96015Modoc County198246%Not published
96054Modoc County198640%$144,000
96101Modoc County197659%$192,200
96104Modoc County197163%$248,200
96108Modoc County196472%Not published
96110Modoc County196652%$218,200
96112Modoc County197360%$193,800
96115Modoc County194893%$289,300
96116Modoc County198640%Not published
96134Modoc County195680%$162,800
97635Modoc County198051%$202,800

ZIP areas are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, placed in the county that holds most of their land, per the Census 2020 ZIP relationship files.

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