Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Franklin County, PA

A typical professional mold job in Franklin County runs about $1,400 to $5,700 before rebuild, using the Chambersburg, PA price level. Below are the 27 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Pennsylvania rules.

1978Median year homes were built

53%Homes built before 1980

27%Homes rented, not owned

$236,300Median home value

66,787Housing units

156,626People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $26.67 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Franklin County were built before 1978, and 53 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 Franklin County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 17246 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 17202 the newest, 1986.

Typical Prices In Franklin County

JobSizeNational RangeFranklin County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,700
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,900 to $7,100
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
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 $750

Estimate is the national range times 94.6 divided by 100, the price level for Chambersburg, PA, 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 $5,700, that cap falls short by about $700 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 Franklin County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Franklin County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
17201Franklin County197158%$206,800
17202Franklin County198643%$257,700
17210Franklin County198245%$217,900
17214Franklin County196380%$291,400
17217Franklin County194864%$270,000
17219Franklin County197474%Not published
17220Franklin County197652%$241,800
17221Franklin County197752%$203,800
17222Franklin County197755%$236,100
17224Franklin County198646%$261,100
17225Franklin County198149%$266,100
17232Franklin CountyNot published100%Not published
17235Marion195469%$249,100
17236Franklin County197163%$250,100
17237Franklin County197058%$189,500
17244Franklin County197462%$186,900
17246Franklin County193887%Not published
17247Franklin County198538%Not published
17250RouzervilleNot published100%Not published
17251Franklin County1962100%Not published
17252Franklin County197365%$202,300
17254Scotland197360%$270,700
17262Franklin County197064%$221,800
17263State Line197479%$204,700
17265Franklin County194866%$141,700
17268Franklin County197556%$225,900
17271Franklin County196967%$221,600

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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