Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Gaston County, NC

A typical professional mold job in Gaston County runs about $1,450 to $5,850 before rebuild, using the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC price level. Below are the 14 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and North Carolina rules.

1982Median year homes were built

48%Homes built before 1980

34%Homes rented, not owned

$235,000Median home value

100,109Housing units

231,485People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $21.70 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Gaston County were built before 1982, and 48 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 34 percent of homes in Gaston County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 28098 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1964, and ZIP 28101 the newest, 2011.

Typical Prices In Gaston County

JobSizeNational RangeGaston County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,450 to $5,850
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,950 to $7,300
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $600
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $950
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 97.3 divided by 100, the price level for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 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 $5,850, that cap falls short by about $850 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 Gaston County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Gaston County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
28006Gaston County197855%$242,000
28012Gaston County199338%$324,400
28016Gaston County198148%$187,600
28021Gaston County198149%$196,300
28032Cramerton199243%$273,900
28034Gaston County198546%$221,000
28052Gaston County196867%$173,500
28054Gastonia198050%$220,200
28056Gaston County198737%$283,800
28077High Shoals197753%$130,700
28098Lowell196466%$153,300
28101McAdenville201127%$342,000
28120Gaston County199038%$272,500
28164Gaston County199036%$268,800

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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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC