Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Mingo County, WV

A typical professional mold job in Mingo County runs about $1,300 to $5,200 before rebuild, using the West Virginia nonmetro price level. Below are the 18 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and West Virginia rules.

1982Median year homes were built

46%Homes built before 1980

28%Homes rented, not owned

$85,600Median home value

11,554Housing units

22,979People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Mingo County were built before 1982, and 46 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 28 percent of homes in Mingo County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 25661 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1969, and ZIP 25685 the newest, 1996.

Typical Prices In Mingo County

JobSizeNational RangeMingo County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,200
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,750 to $6,550
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$150 to $500
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $850
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 87.0 divided by 100, the price level for the nonmetro part of the state, 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 $5,200, that cap falls short by about $200 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 Mingo County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Mingo County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
24851Justice199136%$83,100
25608Gilbert Creek198050%$100,000
25621Mingo County198635%$77,600
25651Mingo County199331%$81,000
25661Mingo County196968%$89,900
25666Mingo County197479%Not published
25667Chattaroy198639%Not published
25670Mingo County198936%$78,800
25671Mingo County197955%Not published
25672Mingo County199339%$94,000
25674Mingo County198435%$83,800
25676Mingo County199035%$111,100
25678Mingo County198530%$91,500
25685Mingo County199611%Not published
25688Mingo County198243%$75,000
25690Mingo County197653%$114,500
25692Mingo County197461%$95,300
25696Mingo County198149%$77,500

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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