Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Fayette County, WV

A typical professional mold job in Fayette County runs about $1,350 to $5,300 before rebuild, using the Beckley, WV price level. Below are the 40 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and West Virginia rules.

1972Median year homes were built

63%Homes built before 1980

24%Homes rented, not owned

$104,200Median home value

19,134Housing units

39,987People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Fayette County were built before 1972, and 63 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 24 percent of homes in Fayette County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 25173 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 25139 the newest, 1997.

Typical Prices In Fayette County

JobSizeNational RangeFayette County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,350 to $5,300
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,750 to $6,650
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 88.4 divided by 100, the price level for Beckley, WV, 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 $5,300, that cap falls short by about $300 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 Fayette County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Fayette County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
25031Boomer194989%$84,800
25036Fayette County194172%$40,800
25040Fayette County194596%$98,200
25057Fayette County197284%Not published
25059Fayette County199038%Not published
25085Fayette County195884%$96,300
25090Glen Ferris1945100%Not published
25115Fayette CountyNot published100%Not published
25118Fayette County194899%Not published
25119Fayette County194587%$53,600
25136Fayette County196959%$110,300
25139Fayette County199725%$260,500
25152Fayette County197660%$83,200
25161Fayette County198149%$68,300
25173Fayette County1938100%Not published
25186Smithers194882%$73,400
25812Fayette County195869%$73,000
25831Fayette County198940%$92,300
25837Fayette County193868%$141,900
25840Fayette County197657%$119,000
25846Fayette County1938100%Not published
25854Fayette County197854%$176,800
25855Hilltop1944100%Not published
25862Fayette County193866%$233,000
25864Fayette County193890%Not published
25866Fayette County199429%Not published
25868Fayette County199148%$127,400
25879Oak Hill197957%$31,500
25901Fayette County197466%$112,200
25904Fayette County197359%$56,000
25907Prince196380%Not published
25917Fayette County195771%$84,700
25936Fayette County193893%Not published
25938Fayette County198050%$99,500
25942Fayette County197861%Not published
25962Fayette County197261%$96,000
25976Fayette County198149%$117,300
25986Fayette County198243%$146,600
26680Fayette County198634%$98,000
26690Fayette County197573%$51,700

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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