Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Pendleton County, WV

A typical professional mold job in Pendleton County runs about $1,300 to $5,200 before rebuild, using the West Virginia nonmetro price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and West Virginia rules.

1978Median year homes were built

53%Homes built before 1980

18%Homes rented, not owned

$178,600Median home value

3,708Housing units

6,111People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Pendleton County were built before 1978, 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 18 percent of homes in Pendleton County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 26884 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1970, and ZIP 26815 the newest, 1982.

Typical Prices In Pendleton County

JobSizeNational RangePendleton 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 Pendleton County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Pendleton County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
26802Pendleton County197853%$170,400
26804Pendleton County197663%$153,600
26807Pendleton County197755%$223,800
26814Pendleton County198050%$181,300
26815Pendleton County198246%$132,500
26866Pendleton County197951%$207,400
26884Pendleton County197058%$176,300
26886Pendleton County197857%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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