Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Gates County, NC

A typical professional mold job in Gates County runs about $1,450 to $5,900 before rebuild, using the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC price level. Below are the 7 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and North Carolina rules.

1991Median year homes were built

36%Homes built before 1980

18%Homes rented, not owned

$163,900Median home value

4,809Housing units

10,437People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $21.92 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Gates County were built before 1991, and 36 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 18 percent of homes in Gates County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 27979 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1964, and ZIP 27935 the newest, 1994.

Typical Prices In Gates County

JobSizeNational RangeGates County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,450 to $5,900
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,950 to $7,350
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 $1,000
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 97.9 divided by 100, the price level for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-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 $5,900, that cap falls short by about $900 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 Gates County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingVery Low
HurricaneRelatively Low
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherRelatively Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Gates County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
27926Gates County199330%$237,700
27935Gates County199423%$166,200
27937Gates County199239%$146,000
27938Gates County199230%$119,200
27946Gates County198637%$198,600
27969Gates County19947%$308,300
27979Gates County196466%$181,400

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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