Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Catawba County, NC

A typical professional mold job in Catawba County runs about $1,350 to $5,300 before rebuild, using the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC price level. Below are the 9 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and North Carolina rules.

1984Median year homes were built

42%Homes built before 1980

27%Homes rented, not owned

$218,100Median home value

72,028Housing units

162,051People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Catawba County were built before 1984, and 42 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 27 percent of homes in Catawba County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 28658 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1979, and ZIP 28682 the newest, 2001.

Typical Prices In Catawba County

JobSizeNational RangeCatawba 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 88.5 divided by 100, the price level for Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, 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 none of the water hazards below as high for Catawba County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Catawba County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
28601Hickory198247%$236,100
28602Catawba County198050%$180,300
28609Catawba County198345%$229,000
28610Catawba County198933%$159,400
28613Catawba County198835%$208,400
28650Catawba County199230%$209,800
28658Catawba County197952%$192,500
28673Lake Norman of Catawba199625%$447,200
28682Lake Norman of Catawba200118%$595,100

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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