Lancaster and Depew, Erie County, New York
Mold removal and water damage help in Lancaster and Depew
Mold you can see or smell, a wet basement, a leak? Send a request from anywhere in Lancaster and Depew, along Walden Avenue, Broadway and Cayuga Creek. A local company calls back and puts the scope and price in writing before any work.
- Homes
- 27,413
- Median year built
- 1981
- Built before 1940
- 15%
- Licensed mold firms here (assess / remove)
- 1 / 5
About Lancaster and Depew
Lancaster and Depew line Walden Avenue and Broadway east of Cheektowaga, with Cayuga Creek running through both. Lancaster's 14086 is one of the bigger and newer ZIPs in the county, about 15,544 homes with a median build year of 1981. Depew's 14043 is older and more rented (28%). Between them they have 85 flood claims on record. The common call here is a finished basement in a 1980s or 1990s house where a sump pump quit during a thaw.
Homes and water in Lancaster and Depew
Lancaster and Depew has about 27,413 housing units according to the Census ACS 2020-2024, with a median year built of 1981. Most homes here are postwar: 48% were built before 1970, but only 15% before 1940. That means block foundations, and plenty of basements finished in the 1970s and 1980s with paneling straight over bare block, which is exactly where mold hides. Basement mold.
Lancaster and Depew has 85 federal flood insurance claims on record, and 31 of them came in 1979 and 1985, the county's two worst flood years. Creek and surface flooding is excluded from a standard homeowners policy, and flood policies pay for little in a basement, so ask early which kind of water got in. Insurance in New York.
The state lists 1 active mold assessment and 5 active remediation contractor licenses with an address in these ZIP codes. Whoever comes out, ask for the license number and check it on data.ny.gov before you sign anything.
Lancaster and Depew ZIP codes
| ZIP | Area | Homes | Before 1940 | Median built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14086 | Lancaster | 15,544 | 17% | 1981 |
| 14043 | Depew | 11,869 | 11% | 1966 |
Census ACS 2020-2024. Compare all 46 ZIP codes.
Thaw days by month, Buffalo airport
Services in Lancaster and Depew
How it works
- Say what you found. The form takes a minute, or text photos. Give a rough size and whether there was a leak.
- A local company calls back. A few questions, then a time to come look.
- The scope and price come in writing first. Over 10 square feet of mold, New York wants a separate licensed assessor's plan, and the company will explain how that part works.
Questions
Do you cover all of Lancaster and Depew?
Yes, including ZIPs 14086, 14043. The company that calls will confirm your address is in its area.
How soon can someone come out?
It depends on the week. The days after a big thaw or a summer downpour are busy for everyone. Say in your request if water is still coming in or if someone in the house has asthma, and the company will tell you when it can come.
Do I need a mold assessor first?
For mold over 10 square feet, New York requires a licensed assessor's plan before a licensed remediation contractor starts, and the two can't be the same company on your property. A smaller patch, or a homeowner doing their own work, needs no license.
Nearby: Amherst, Cheektowaga, Tonawanda and Kenmore, West Seneca, Lackawanna and Blasdell, Hamburg and Evans, Orchard Park, Grand Island, Clarence, East Aurora and Elma and Buffalo.