Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Carteret County, NC

A typical professional mold job in Carteret County runs about $1,350 to $5,300 before rebuild, using the North Carolina nonmetro price level. Below are the 17 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and North Carolina rules.

1989Median year homes were built

30%Homes built before 1980

26%Homes rented, not owned

$304,200Median home value

51,615Housing units

68,652People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Carteret County were built before 1989, and 30 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 26 percent of homes in Carteret County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 28524 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1948, and ZIP 28520 the newest, 2009.

Typical Prices In Carteret County

JobSizeNational RangeCarteret County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,350 to $5,300
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,750 to $6,650
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 88.4 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 $5,300, that cap falls short by about $300 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Carteret County high for coastal flooding, hurricane, winter weather. 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 Low
Coastal floodingRelatively High
HurricaneVery High
Cold waveRelatively Low
Winter weatherRelatively High

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Carteret County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
28511Carteret County195474%$154,900
28512Atlantic Beach198436%$529,400
28516Carteret County198838%$292,300
28520Carteret County200943%$222,700
28524Davis194883%$180,100
28528Gloucester198448%$247,300
28531Harkers Island198347%$295,500
28553Marshallberg197156%$173,200
28557Carteret County198638%$331,800
28570Carteret County199420%$245,300
28575Carteret County198612%$242,900
28577Carteret County199726%$441,700
28579Carteret County199237%$416,000
28581Carteret County199531%$172,500
28584Carteret County199922%$308,000
28589Carteret CountyNot published52%Not published
28594Emerald Isle198920%$563,600

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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