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Cremation Services in California

459 funeral homes and crematories offering cremation in California, listed by city and county. Each listing names the services the home offers, the faiths it serves and the languages its staff speak, with its address, its phone and a link to its general price list where it posts one.

All States2388Alabama123Alaska19Arizona53Arkansas178California459Colorado131Connecticut132District of Columbia11Florida499Georgia247Hawaii18Indiana272Iowa183Nevada63
All of California459Alameda County24Amador County1Butte County4Colusa1Contra Costa County14El Dorado County4Fresno10Glenn County1Humboldt County4Imperial County3Kern County17Lake County1Lassen County1Los Angeles100Madera1Marin County3Mendocino County3Merced3Modoc County1Monterey County6Nevada County2Orange County25Placer County6Plumas County4Riverside29Sacramento17San Benito County3San Bernardino24San Diego42San Francisco4San Joaquin County6San Luis Obispo8San Mateo County13Santa Barbara7Santa Clara County17Santa Cruz3Shasta County5Solano County3Sonoma County8Stanislaus County7Tehama County2Tulare County6Ventura County14Yuba County2
All servicesBurial295Cremation459Green burial26Pre-need arrangements260Veterans services113Out-of-state and international transport126Human composting3Water cremation (aquamation)12
Any faithJewish15Catholic15Christian5Muslim11Buddhist9Hindu6Sikh4Jain1Latter-day Saints2
Any languageSpanish77Vietnamese4Chinese5Korean4Tagalog3Russian1Armenian1Arabic2Persian2German3

Licence rows come from the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (Department of Consumer Affairs); what a home offers comes from its own site. SimplyTrust lists no prices, no reviews and no rankings, and does not endorse any home. Contact a home directly for its general price list, which the Funeral Rule requires it to provide.

459 funeral homes and crematories offering cremation in California

Forest Lawn Memorial-Park & Mortuaries

51990 Jackson St, Coachella, CA 92236

In Coachella, Forest Lawn's Jackson Street location holds visitations and services in its Coachella Chapel and reception room. The Coachella Valley team offers cremation, traditional burial services and pre-planning, including meetings at home.

CremationBurialPre-need arrangements

1-760-321-6400

Colma Cremation And Funeral Services

7747 El Camino Real, Colma, CA 94014

In Colma, this family-owned funeral home has provided funeral and cremation services since 1996, along with burial, green burial and preplanned arrangements. It specializes in Chinese funeral traditions and has a second location in Belmont serving the Peninsula.

CremationBurialGreen burialPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-650-757-1300

Cypress Lawn Cemetery Association Crematory

1370 El Camino Real, Colma, CA 94014

Cypress Lawn Crematory is the onsite cremation facility Cypress Lawn owns and operates in Colma, where its own certified cremation specialists perform each cremation. Cypress Lawn dates its crematory to 1892, and a stamped stainless-steel identification tag tracks every phase of the process.

CrematoryCremation

1-650-550-8808

Cypress Lawn Cremation Society

1383 El Camino Real, Colma, CA 94014

Cypress Lawn Cremation Society is one of three licensed names Cypress Lawn lists in the San Francisco Bay Area, at its Colma address. Families choosing cremation can still arrange a visitation, memorial service, catered gathering or graveside burial, and cremations are performed on site.

Cremation

1-650-550-8808

Cypress Lawn Funeral Home

1370 El Camino Real, Colma, CA 94014

Cypress Lawn Funeral Home in Colma arranges funerals, in-ground burial and on-site cremation, and transports remains to all 50 states and most foreign countries. Native speakers on staff include Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese and Tagalog, and a team member handles VA burial benefits.

Catholic funeralsSpanish spokenChinese spokenTagalog spokenBurial+4

1-650-550-8808

Mcnary Moore Funerals & Cremations

107 5th St, Colusa, CA 95932

In Colusa, this funeral service has arranged burials and cremations since 1887, including church, graveside and visitation services for traditional burials. Licensed staff are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

BurialCremation

1-530-458-2111

Meadow

5800 S Eastern Ave Ste 500, Commerce, CA 90040

Meadow arranges cremations for families across Southern California from an administrative office in Commerce, and offers body-present funeral services in Los Angeles County only. It does not offer burials, accepts pre-payment from people planning ahead, and its staff speak Spanish.

Spanish spokenCremationPre-need arrangements

1-844-606-3210

Diablo Valley Cremation & Funeral Services

2261 Commerce Avenue Ste 10, Concord, CA 94520

In Concord, this office handles cremation and burial services, including immediate burial and the scattering of cremated remains. The Concord funeral home has 2 arrangement rooms and a viewing room, and it offers live video streaming of funerals and viewings.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-925-998-0303

Diablo Valley Funeral Home

1390 Monument Blvd, Concord, CA 94520

In Concord, this family owned funeral home opened in October 2021 on Monument Boulevard, with a 175 person chapel and a large open foyer. It handles direct cremation, traditional funerals and domestic and international shipping, and it helps families contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transportVeterans services

1-925-682-1100

Payless Cremation

3500 Clayton Road Suite 100, Concord, CA 94519

In Concord, the establishment arranges cremation, with arrangements completed online, over the phone, at the family's home or at its office. It is licensed to scatter cremated remains and offers witness cremation.

Cremation

1-510-333-2482

Cremation Society Of Southern California

1102 E 6th St, Corona, CA 92879

In Corona, this family-owned cremation provider lets families make arrangements online from home or office, with staff available by phone, and it takes cremation pre-planning. It began when families served at a related mortuary asked for something simpler, without the extras.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-951-734-4440

Grimes-Akes Family Funeral Home

500 W 7th St, Corona, CA 92882

In Corona, this funeral home occupies a 1907 colonial house in the city's Historic District and has served Corona, Norco and nearby communities since 1947. It arranges funerals, graveside ceremonies, memorial services and direct cremation, and handles domestic and international shipping. Its Grace Chapel holds 250 guests.

BurialCremationOut-of-state and international transport

1-951-737-3771

Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park & Mortuary

1625 Gisler Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

In Costa Mesa, the mortuary built on the grounds of Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park in 1978 arranges funerals, cremation and burial for families in Orange County and Long Beach. It has a private on-site crematory and a chapel seating up to 250 guests, and the park holds a Kever Avot service each year.

Jewish funeralsBurialCremation

1-714-540-5554

Acs-Citrus Valley

100 N Citrus Ave #b, Covina, CA 91723

In Covina, this Arlington Cremation Services location offers funeral and cremation services, memorials and burials. The business was founded in 1993, and its staff of trained professionals is available 24 hours a day.

CremationBurial

1-833-213-0639

Guerra & Gutierrez Custer Christiansen Mortuary

124 S Citrus Ave, Covina, CA 91723

In Covina, this family owned mortuary on Citrus Avenue arranges burial and cremation, preplanning with prepayment, veterans' benefits and transfers to Mexico. Its facilities include a chapel and visitation areas, and it is one of five family locations in the greater Los Angeles region.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans servicesOut-of-state and international transport

1-626-331-8231

Gates Kingsley & Gates Smith Salsbury Funeral Directors

4220 S Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230

Established in 1959, this Culver City funeral home provides funeral and cremation services to Culver City, West Los Angeles and nearby Southern California communities. Its facility includes a traditional chapel and a banquet room for receptions, from light refreshments to catered, seated dinners.

Cremation

1-310-837-7121

Driscoll's Valencia St. Mortuary

500 Westlake Ave Ste A, Daly City, CA 94014

Family owned mortuary with its address in Daly City, serving San Francisco families with funeral and cremation services. Bilingual staff speak Spanish. The home states it specializes in shipping to Central America, Mexico, Europe and the Philippines and offers a free pre-planning consultation.

Spanish spokenCremationOut-of-state and international transportPre-need arrangements

1-415-970-8801

Duggans Serra Mortuary

500 Westlake Ave, Daly City, CA 94014

In Daly City, this family owned mortuary has stood at 500 Westlake Avenue since 1963, offering funeral and cremation services. Pre-planning counselors are bilingual in Spanish, Tagalog, Cantonese and Mandarin. The home assists with out-of-state arrangements and transfers the deceased to a preferred location when death occurs away from home.

Catholic funeralsSpanish spokenTagalog spokenChinese spokenBurial+3

1-650-756-4500

Graham-Hitch Cremation & Memorial Center

125 Railroad Ave Suite D, Danville, CA 94526

In Danville, Graham-Hitch Cremation and Memorial Center is a licensed funeral provider offering funeral, memorial and cremation services with a less formal approach than a traditional funeral home.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-925-837-2500

Funeraria Del Angel Delano

707 Browning Road, Delano, CA 93216

In Delano, this funeral home has provided funeral and cremation services to the area for more than 50 years, with out-of-country transfers, in-home visitation and a banquet room for receptions. Its building, completed in 1967, has been restored to its original design and can be toured by appointment.

CremationOut-of-state and international transport

1-661-725-0330
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