Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Kershaw County, SC

A typical professional mold job in Kershaw County runs about $1,400 to $5,600 before rebuild, using the Columbia, SC price level. Below are the 7 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and South Carolina rules.

1991Median year homes were built

33%Homes built before 1980

18%Homes rented, not owned

$191,900Median home value

29,623Housing units

66,924People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $22.78 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Kershaw County were built before 1991, and 33 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 18 percent of homes in Kershaw County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 29009 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1978, and ZIP 29045 the newest, 2003.

Typical Prices In Kershaw County

JobSizeNational RangeKershaw County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,600
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,850 to $7,000
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 93.7 divided by 100, the price level for Columbia, SC, 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 $5,600, that cap falls short by about $600 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 Kershaw County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Kershaw County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
29009Kershaw County197853%$96,400
29020Kershaw County198149%$208,800
29032Kershaw County198928%$97,000
29045Kershaw County200312%$241,200
29074Kershaw County198931%Not published
29078Kershaw County199425%$183,100
29175Kershaw County199419%Not published

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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