Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Delaware County, PA

A typical professional mold job in Delaware County runs about $1,550 to $6,150 before rebuild, using the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD price level. Below are the 38 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Pennsylvania rules.

1957Median year homes were built

80%Homes built before 1980

30%Homes rented, not owned

$302,400Median home value

229,390Housing units

576,195People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $23.62 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Delaware County were built before 1957, and 80 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 Delaware County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 19052 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 19060 the newest, 1996.

Typical Prices In Delaware County

JobSizeNational RangeDelaware County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,550 to $6,150
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,050 to $7,700
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 $1,050
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 102.6 divided by 100, the price level for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 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 $6,150, that cap falls short by about $1,150 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Delaware County high for inland flooding, cold wave, 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 High
Coastal floodingRelatively Moderate
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
Cold waveRelatively High
Winter weatherVery High

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Delaware County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
19003Ardmore194288%$441,400
19008Delaware County195983%$469,900
19010Delaware County196176%$788,700
19013Chester194884%$85,200
19014Delaware County197167%$297,300
19015Brookhaven196582%$232,800
19017Chester Heights199312%$553,600
19018Delaware County195686%$215,400
19022Eddystone195393%$124,400
19023Collingdale194993%$117,200
19026Drexel Hill194994%$243,000
19029Delaware County195586%$186,300
19032Folcroft196091%$140,000
19033Folsom195786%$264,300
19036Glenolden195688%$191,700
19041Delaware County196167%$908,600
19043Delaware County195975%$249,800
19050Yeadon194691%$188,700
19052Delaware County193884%$354,900
19060Delaware County199625%$516,400
19061Delaware County195970%$229,700
19063Delaware County197164%$505,500
19064Delaware County195591%$389,600
19070Delaware County195685%$283,900
19073Delaware County197555%$581,400
19074Norwood195094%$227,500
19076Prospect Park194890%$239,300
19078Ridley Park195590%$244,500
19079Delaware County195788%$159,800
19081Swarthmore195495%$333,600
19082Delaware County194592%$155,400
19083Delaware County195094%$424,100
19085Delaware County196269%$1,007,400
19086Delaware County196276%$425,200
19094Woodlyn195683%$244,000
19319Delaware County193875%$569,900
19342Delaware County199530%$579,400
19373Delaware County199124%$710,500

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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