Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Northampton County, PA

A typical professional mold job in Northampton County runs about $1,500 to $6,000 before rebuild, using the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ price level. Below are the 22 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Pennsylvania rules.

1970Median year homes were built

60%Homes built before 1980

29%Homes rented, not owned

$285,000Median home value

128,612Housing units

315,927People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $23.17 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Northampton County were built before 1970, and 60 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 29 percent of homes in Northampton County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 18042 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 18040 the newest, 1998.

Typical Prices In Northampton County

JobSizeNational RangeNorthampton County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $6,000
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,000 to $7,500
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 100.0 divided by 100, the price level for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 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 $6,000, that cap falls short by about $1,000 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Northampton County high for inland flooding, 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 Moderate
Cold waveRelatively Moderate
Winter weatherRelatively High

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Northampton County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
18013Northampton County195768%$245,700
18014Northampton County197854%$277,700
18015Northampton County195476%$243,100
18017Northampton County197260%$310,600
18020Northampton County198639%$348,900
18035CherryvilleNot published0%Not published
18038Northampton County196857%$248,200
18040Northampton County199822%$347,800
18042Northampton County193878%$205,900
18045Northampton County198445%$301,300
18055Northampton County196663%$293,800
18063Martins Creek193894%$203,900
18064Northampton County197654%$354,700
18067Northampton County196961%$265,400
18072Northampton County195476%$244,100
18083Stockertown194575%$264,400
18085Tatamy195475%$275,000
18086Northampton County1953100%$262,300
18088Northampton County198050%$241,200
18091Northampton County197259%$249,800
18343Northampton County197952%$274,300
18351Portland193888%$258,600

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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