Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Trinity County, CA

A typical professional mold job in Trinity County runs about $1,500 to $6,000 before rebuild, using the California nonmetro price level. Below are the 13 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and California rules.

1977Median year homes were built

57%Homes built before 1980

27%Homes rented, not owned

$329,000Median home value

8,122Housing units

15,886People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Trinity County were built before 1977, and 57 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 27 percent of homes in Trinity County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 96010 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1955, and ZIP 96048 the newest, 1990.

Typical Prices In Trinity County

JobSizeNational RangeTrinity 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 Trinity County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Moderate
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneNot Applicable
Cold waveNo Rating
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Trinity County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
95527Trinity County197855%$426,100
95552Trinity County197952%$196,700
95563Trinity County196584%$580,900
95595Trinity County195677%$365,900
96010Trinity County195593%Not published
96024Trinity County198146%$369,700
96041Trinity County197761%$272,800
96046Trinity County1972100%Not published
96048Trinity County199037%$400,800
96052Trinity County198439%$321,200
96076Trinity County197181%Not published
96091Trinity County198148%$341,400
96093Trinity County197364%$335,800

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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