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Funeral Homes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

There are 122 funeral homes serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania listed in our directory. 74 offer cremation services.

All listings include verified contact information, service details, and Google ratings to help families compare options and make informed decisions. 17 funeral homes in Philadelphia offer payment plans.

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All Funeral Homes in Philadelphia

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.

Philadelphia quotes will land somewhere on that map, sometimes higher in Center City, sometimes lower in the outer neighborhoods. 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 Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 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. Several Philadelphia-area cemeteries offer green burial sections.

Two newer methods come up often. Alkaline hydrolysis (also called aquamation or water cremation) uses water and alkali instead of flame. The Pennsylvania House passed HB 722 in October 2025 to authorize it; the bill was awaiting Senate action at last reporting. Natural organic reduction (human composting) is not currently authorized in Pennsylvania, though several neighboring states — New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware — have legalized it. Both statuses can change. Check the Pennsylvania General Assembly bill pages for current law before assuming availability, and ask any provider directly about what they actually offer this week.

Veterans in the Philadelphia area

The active VA national cemetery for the Philadelphia metro is Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown, Bucks County — about 35 miles north of Center City. Two older sites, Philadelphia National Cemetery in West Oak Lane and Beverly National Cemetery in New Jersey, are closed to new interments; both still accept subsequent burials in existing gravesites only (VA).

For eligible veterans buried in a VA national cemetery, the burial generally includes the gravesite, opening and closing of the grave, 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)

If a funeral home pushes back on any of this, that pushback is itself useful information. Most won't. (Source: FTC, consumer.ftc.gov)

Using this directory

When you're ready, the listings above show funeral homes across Philadelphia 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
  • FTC — Funeral Rule, consumer rights. consumer.ftc.gov
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — national cemetery status and burial benefits. va.gov
  • Pennsylvania General Assembly — HB 722 (alkaline hydrolysis) status. palegis.us

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