Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Telfair County, GA

A typical professional mold job in Telfair County runs about $1,300 to $5,200 before rebuild, using the Georgia nonmetro price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Georgia rules.

1977Median year homes were built

55%Homes built before 1980

29%Homes rented, not owned

$108,200Median home value

4,756Housing units

12,174People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Telfair County were built before 1977, and 55 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 29 percent of homes in Telfair County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 31055 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1972, and ZIP 31549 the newest, 1987.

Typical Prices In Telfair County

JobSizeNational RangeTelfair County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,200
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,750 to $6,500
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$150 to $500
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $850
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 87.0 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 $5,200, that cap falls short by about $200 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 Telfair County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneRelatively Low
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Telfair County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
31037Telfair County197856%$69,500
31055Telfair County197261%$139,800
31060Telfair County198545%$77,300
31083Scotland197565%$55,000
31544Telfair County197662%$69,000
31549Telfair County198738%Not published

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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