Funeral & Cremation Services in California

US Funerals Online lists more than 1,000 funeral homes and cremation providers in California, from Los Angeles and San Diego to San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento and Fresno. Choose your town below to see the providers near you. Funeral establishments, crematories and cemeteries are licensed by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, part of the California Department of Consumer Affairs.

About seven in ten Californians choose cremation, and the competition keeps prices among the lowest in the country. A direct cremation costs about $1,582 on average, with packages from around $1,045 in Los Angeles. Funeral homes must give you prices over the phone and an itemized price list when you visit. See Cremation Costs in California for prices by city.

California also licenses direct disposers, businesses that only offer simple cremation, which can be a lower-cost choice. Ashes can be kept at home, placed in a cemetery or columbarium, scattered on land with the owner’s permission, or scattered at sea at least 500 yards from shore, but a disposition permit is needed before they are scattered. Our California Funeral Guide walks you through each step.