Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Harnett County, NC

A typical professional mold job in Harnett County runs about $1,350 to $5,300 before rebuild, using the North Carolina nonmetro price level. Below are the 11 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and North Carolina rules.

1996Median year homes were built

27%Homes built before 1980

30%Homes rented, not owned

$220,700Median home value

54,051Housing units

136,503People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Harnett County were built before 1996, and 27 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 30 percent of homes in Harnett County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 28368 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1954, and ZIP 27526 the newest, 2004.

Typical Prices In Harnett County

JobSizeNational RangeHarnett 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 none of the water hazards below as high for Harnett County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Harnett County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
27501Harnett County199623%$251,100
27505Harnett County199623%$190,900
27506Buies CreekNot published0%Not published
27521Harnett County198348%$201,700
27526Harnett County200411%$372,300
27546Harnett County199526%$227,000
28323Harnett County199925%$211,800
28326Harnett County200314%$244,500
28339Harnett County197357%$158,200
28368Harnett County1954100%Not published
28390Harnett County199729%$195,200

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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