Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Wayne County, WV

A typical professional mold job in Wayne County runs about $1,350 to $5,300 before rebuild, using the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH price level. Below are the 13 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and West Virginia rules.

1975Median year homes were built

59%Homes built before 1980

22%Homes rented, not owned

$124,900Median home value

18,238Housing units

38,498People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $21.95 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Wayne County were built before 1975, and 59 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 22 percent of homes in Wayne County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 25704 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1960, and ZIP 25511 the newest, 1993.

Typical Prices In Wayne County

JobSizeNational RangeWayne 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 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 Wayne County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Wayne County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
25507Ceredo196476%$137,200
25511Wayne County199315%$130,500
25512Wayne County197472%$91,800
25514Wayne County198837%$55,500
25517Wayne County197758%$53,500
25530Wayne County196977%$144,400
25534Wayne County197474%$86,200
25535Wayne County197661%$218,600
25555Wayne County198149%$105,800
25570Wayne County197856%$117,100
25669Wayne County199120%Not published
25699Wayne CountyNot published0%Not published
25704Wayne County196074%$119,000

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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