Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Pike County, KY

A typical professional mold job in Pike County runs about $1,300 to $5,100 before rebuild, using the Kentucky nonmetro price level. Below are the 36 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Kentucky rules.

1985Median year homes were built

41%Homes built before 1980

25%Homes rented, not owned

$104,200Median home value

28,955Housing units

57,466People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Pike County were built before 1985, and 41 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 25 percent of homes in Pike County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 41567 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 41559 the newest, 2011.

Typical Prices In Pike County

JobSizeNational RangePike County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,100
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,700 to $6,400
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 85.3 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 $5,100, that cap falls short by about $100 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Pike County high for inland flooding. Water from these events is where mold claims start, and flood water is a separate policy. FloodSmart says mold damage is not covered under standard NFIP flood policies. FloodSmart

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Pike County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
41501Pike County198835%$147,000
41503South Williamson196379%$167,400
41512Pike County197857%$114,900
41513Pike County197467%$67,000
41514Pike County198645%$84,000
41519Pike County198727%$95,300
41522Pike County198246%$88,800
41524Pike County198050%$68,700
41527Pike County200218%$167,600
41528Pike County199227%$71,600
41531Pike County197558%$93,400
41534Pike County197860%Not published
41535Pike County198246%Not published
41538Pike County197386%$146,200
41539Pike County199230%$60,700
41540Pike County198722%Not published
41543Pike County197952%Not published
41544Pike County198438%$84,800
41547Pike County198825%$80,000
41548Pike County198049%$82,000
41553Pike County197953%$113,900
41554Pike County197857%$104,400
41555Pike County197269%$58,200
41557Pike County199034%$141,700
41558Pike County198534%$78,300
41559Pike County201122%$180,500
41560Pike County198149%$179,300
41562Pike County198050%$87,700
41563Pike County199134%$90,000
41564Pike County199245%$80,900
41566Pike County197179%$111,000
41567Pike County193879%Not published
41568Pike County198729%Not published
41571Pike County199017%Not published
41572Pike County198535%$93,700
41659Pike County198833%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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