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Funeral Homes in Los Angeles, California

There are 60 funeral homes serving Los Angeles, California listed in our directory. 35 offer cremation services.

All listings include verified contact information, service details, and Google ratings to help families compare options and make informed decisions. 10 funeral homes in Los Angeles offer payment plans.

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What a funeral typically costs

Costs vary widely by what you choose and which home you call. Nationally, a funeral with viewing and burial ran a median of about $8,300 in the most recent NFDA General Price List Study (NFDA, 2023). A funeral with cremation ran a median of about $6,280. Direct cremation — cremation without a prior viewing or ceremony — is usually the lowest-cost path, often $1,000–$3,500 depending on the provider.

Los Angeles quotes will land somewhere on that map, but the local spread is unusually wide. A 2026 review put the average LA traditional funeral around $8,000, with quotes ranging from $5,695 to $11,295 depending on the funeral home, the neighborhood, and the cemetery (After.com, 2026). Direct cremation in LA runs roughly $995 to $3,000 — essentially the same service across a 3x price spread (US-Funerals.com, 2026). Under the FTC Funeral Rule, every funeral home must give you a written, itemized General Price List (GPL) in person, and must answer pricing questions over the phone if you ask. Asking two or three homes for their GPLs and comparing them line by line is the single most useful comparison you can do, and it costs nothing.

Cremation, burial, and newer options in California

California families can choose traditional burial, cremation (with or without a prior service), or green burial — burial without embalming chemicals, metal caskets, or concrete vaults, often in a dedicated natural burial ground. Cremation is now the majority choice in California, at roughly 66% of dispositions compared with 63.4% nationally (industry estimates based on NFDA/CANA data; NFDA 2025 Cremation & Burial Report). More LA funeral homes now offer direct cremation as a standalone service than they did ten years ago.

Two newer methods come up often. Alkaline hydrolysis (also called aquamation or water cremation) uses water and alkali instead of flame. California legalized it under AB 967 in 2017, with regulations effective July 2020; licensed hydrolysis facilities are overseen by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. Natural organic reduction (human composting) is legal in California under AB 351, signed September 2022. The law does not take effect until January 1, 2027. Until then, families who want it must arrange transport to a facility in Washington, Oregon, Colorado, or Vermont. Both statuses can change; ask any provider directly about what they actually offer this week.

Veterans in the Los Angeles area

Active VA cemetery options for the LA metro are more limited than the population suggests. Los Angeles National Cemetery in West LA is largely closed to new first interments. The main grounds east of I-405 have been closed to new casket burials since the late 1970s, with only subsequent interments allowed in existing gravesites. A columbarium annex on Constitution Avenue, west of I-405, opened in October 2019 and accepts new cremation interments (VA). Riverside National Cemetery, about 60 miles east of downtown LA, is the largest active VA national cemetery serving Southern California and accepts new casket and cremation interments. Bakersfield National Cemetery, about 110 miles north, is also active.

For eligible veterans buried in a VA national cemetery, the burial generally includes the gravesite or niche, opening and closing, a government headstone or marker, a burial flag, and perpetual care — at no cost to the family. Eligibility rules and any burial allowances change; see VA.gov for current details, and ask the funeral home to coordinate scheduling through the National Cemetery Scheduling Office.

Your core rights when you call

Under the FTC Funeral Rule, funeral homes nationwide must:

  • Give you a written, itemized General Price List in person on request
  • Quote prices over the phone if you ask (you don't have to give your name)
  • Let you buy only the goods and services you want — no required packages
  • Accept a casket bought elsewhere without charging a handling fee
  • Be honest about whether embalming is required (it usually isn't)

California adds protections through the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (CFB). Funeral homes must provide a separate casket price list and outer burial container price list. Embalming is not required by state law, and an unembalmed body must be refrigerated if burial or cremation does not happen within 24 hours. Verify a license or file a complaint at cfb.ca.gov or 800-952-5210. If a funeral home pushes back on any of this, that pushback is itself useful information. Most won't. (Sources: FTC, consumer.ftc.gov; California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, cfb.ca.gov)

Using this directory

When you're ready, the listings above show funeral homes across Los Angeles with the services each one offers. Filtering by service — cremation, veterans, green burial, payment plans — is the fastest way to narrow the list. Calling two or three for their General Price Lists is the simplest way to know what you'd actually pay.

Sources

  • NFDA — 2023 General Price List Study. nfda.org
  • NFDA — 2025 Cremation & Burial Report. nfda.org
  • FTC — Funeral Rule, consumer rights. consumer.ftc.gov
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — national cemetery status and burial benefits. va.gov
  • California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau — consumer rights and licensing. cfb.ca.gov
  • After.com — Los Angeles funeral cost guide (2026)
  • US-Funerals.com — California cremation cost guide (2026)

Last updated: July 2026. Listing data sourced from public records and verified by FuneralFinder.