Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Lancaster County, PA

A typical professional mold job in Lancaster County runs about $1,450 to $5,900 before rebuild, using the Lancaster, PA price level. Below are the 52 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Pennsylvania rules.

1977Median year homes were built

53%Homes built before 1980

30%Homes rented, not owned

$279,400Median home value

217,863Housing units

555,151People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $22.13 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Lancaster County were built before 1977, 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 30 percent of homes in Lancaster County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 17504 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 17552 the newest, 1989.

Typical Prices In Lancaster County

JobSizeNational RangeLancaster 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 98.3 divided by 100, the price level for Lancaster, 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 $5,900, that cap falls short by about $900 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Lancaster County high for inland flooding, hurricane, 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 floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneRelatively High
Cold waveRelatively High
Winter weatherVery High

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Lancaster County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
17022Lancaster County198247%$272,700
17501Akron197169%$246,400
17502Lancaster County198547%$225,800
17504Lancaster County1938100%$205,300
17505Lancaster County195872%$373,600
17506Blue Ball1938100%$295,200
17507Bowmansville198144%Not published
17508Brownstown198242%$328,200
17509Lancaster County197260%$293,300
17512Lancaster County195970%$221,100
17516Lancaster County197263%$290,600
17517Lancaster County198246%$281,200
17518Lancaster County198346%$314,700
17519Lancaster County197655%$321,000
17520East Petersburg196867%$252,800
17522Lancaster County198247%$263,600
17527Lancaster County197754%$297,700
17529Lancaster County196956%$351,000
17532Lancaster County198735%$319,200
17534IntercourseNot published100%Not published
17535Lancaster County198643%$346,700
17536Lancaster County198148%$329,500
17538Salunga198245%$293,100
17540Lancaster County197852%$319,800
17543Lancaster County198838%$321,900
17545Lancaster County197557%$271,600
17547Lancaster County198846%$243,000
17550Maytown195577%Not published
17551Lancaster County198446%$273,000
17552Lancaster County198942%$275,600
17554Lancaster County198835%$270,600
17555Lancaster County198636%$358,900
17557Lancaster County198050%$262,100
17560Lancaster County198444%$231,100
17562Lancaster County197553%$340,800
17563Lancaster County197558%$302,500
17565Lancaster County197654%$323,100
17566Lancaster County197854%$284,300
17569Lancaster County197952%$266,100
17570Rheems196584%$243,000
17572Lancaster County196766%$300,300
17576SmoketownNot published100%Not published
17578Lancaster County198245%$289,900
17579Lancaster County198148%$323,500
17581Lancaster County193880%Not published
17582Lancaster County197560%$288,500
17584Lancaster County198734%$296,800
17601Lancaster County197952%$324,000
17602Lancaster County196663%$250,600
17603Lancaster County195969%$244,500
17606Lancaster County197762%Not published
19501Adamstown195574%$226,700

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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