Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 17265 PA

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 17265 runs about $1,400 to $5,700 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1948, older than the Franklin County median of 1978.

1948Median year homes were built

67%Homes built before 1980

31%Homes rented, not owned

$141,700Median home value

$690Median gross rent

182Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 17265 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $26.67 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

67 percent of homes in 17265 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 31 percent of homes here are rented, against 27 percent across Franklin County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $5,700, is about 4.0 percent of the median home value of $141,700.

Typical Prices In 17265

JobSizeNational Range17265 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 For Franklin County

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.

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