Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Powell County, KY

A typical professional mold job in Powell County runs about $1,300 to $5,100 before rebuild, using the Kentucky nonmetro price level. Below are the 3 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Kentucky rules.

1984Median year homes were built

41%Homes built before 1980

31%Homes rented, not owned

$142,400Median home value

5,619Housing units

13,057People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Powell County were built before 1984, 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 31 percent of homes in Powell County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 40312 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1984, and ZIP 40376 the newest, 1998.

Typical Prices In Powell County

JobSizeNational RangePowell 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 none of the water hazards below as high for Powell 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 Powell County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
40312Powell County198441%$148,300
40376Powell County199810%Not published
40380Powell County198541%$133,700

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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