Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Delaware County, IA

A typical professional mold job in Delaware County runs about $1,250 to $5,050 before rebuild, using the Iowa nonmetro price level. Below are the 9 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Iowa rules.

1965Median year homes were built

68%Homes built before 1980

18%Homes rented, not owned

$168,700Median home value

8,142Housing units

17,549People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Delaware County were built before 1965, and 68 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 18 percent of homes in Delaware County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 52330 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1953, and ZIP 52036 the newest, 1983.

Typical Prices In Delaware County

JobSizeNational RangeDelaware County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,250 to $5,050
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,700 to $6,300
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 $650

Estimate is the national range times 84.1 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 $5,050, that cap falls short by about $50 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 Delaware County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveRelatively Low
Winter weatherRelatively Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Delaware County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
52036Delaware198345%$139,500
52038Delaware County196567%$168,800
52040Delaware County197257%$229,900
52041Delaware County196268%$211,500
52050Delaware County196088%$211,100
52057Delaware County196470%$168,800
52223Delaware County197854%$195,200
52237Delaware County195574%$135,200
52330Delaware County195369%$163,900

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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