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Denver cremation costs
Typical cremation cost ranges for Denver ZIP 80202. Estimates, not a funeral-home quote.
Cremation by ZIP is not a funeral home, crematory, or cemetery. We do not cremate, bury, or arrange services.
Quick summary
ZIP 80202 is downtown Denver on this site’s Front Range metro estimate band — not a Denver County General Price List. Denver is a consolidated city-county. We have not published a verified Denver listing. NFDA’s 2024 Colorado cremation share near 77.4% is a disposition rate, not a 16th Street package. Mountain roads change timing, not the right to an itemized list.
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Typical costs for ZIP 80202
These figures are a Denver, Colorado metro typical range. They start from the NFDA 2023 member General Price List study national medians, then a documented ZIP multiplier. The dollar ranges on this site are typical local estimates for education. They are not a quote from a specific firm and not a contract.
| Package | Low | Typical midpoint | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | $2,425 | $3,250 | $4,375 |
| Cremation with a memorial (body not present) | $2,950 | $5,025 | $7,075 |
| Funeral with viewing, then cremation | $5,550 | $7,400 | $10,000 |
This ZIP’s typical midpoint is about $500 above the U.S. NFDA 2023 median of $2,750. Typical burial in this area costs about $6,550 more. Cemetery plot and vault are often extra.
Ask the licensed provider for an itemized General Price List before you buy. Under the FTC Funeral Rule, you have a right to that list. Read the full consumer-rights explainer on the General Price List guide. Package definitions stay on the direct cremation and cremation vs. burial guides — this page does not reprint them.
Local planning in Denver
Downtown Denver sits at the South Platte and the I-25 / I-70 interchange. Relatives often fly into Denver International Airport (DEN) on the far northeast plains — a long transfer compared with a downtown death. Winter I-70 traffic toward the mountains can delay a gathering in Summit or Eagle County. That is a schedule. It is not a Front Range discount.
The Front Range metro band starts from NFDA 2023 national medians times a documented metro multiplier. Sample ZIP 80202 is not a quote for Aurora, Boulder, or every 802xx ZIP. Colorado’s high 2024 NFDA cremation share does not lower a downtown package.
We do not invent a Denver funeral establishment. Colorado licenses funeral establishments through the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). Confirm the firm on DORA’s funeral program pages. Cemetery charges along the Front Range are cemetery bills this page does not publish. This page does not state mountain or forest scattering rules.
Cremation by ZIP does not operate in Denver. We do not cremate, bury, or arrange services.
Paperwork and who to call
A death in Denver is a Colorado vital-records event in the City and County of Denver. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment publishes how to order vital records. Confirm the Denver vital-records counter for a recent death on those official pages.
Look up any funeral establishment through Colorado DORA’s funeral homes and crematories program. The FTC Funeral Rule applies in Denver.
A medical examiner / coroner process applies only when the death is under that office’s jurisdiction. Ask the licensed provider. That office is not a walk-in funeral home.
Licensed providers in Denver
No verified licensed listing is published yet for Denver. Use the calculator, ask local licensed providers for a General Price List, or claim a listing if you operate a licensed firm. We do not invent funeral homes.
Confirm a license on the Colorado DORA, funeral homes and crematories.
Questions to take to a licensed provider
This is a shopping list, not a script that binds any firm in Denver.
- May I have your current General Price List in writing, including the direct-cremation line?
- What is the price of direct cremation when we use your alternative container?
- If we bring an urn purchased elsewhere, what — if anything — do you charge to handle it?
- Does your transfer area include ZIP 80202 and DEN, or is northeast plains mileage extra?
- If we want a later mountain gathering, can you itemize Denver cremation now and leave the venue off the contract?
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Frequently asked questions
What does this site show for Denver ZIP 80202?
The calculator uses the Front Range metro estimate band for 80202. Those dollars are not a Denver funeral home’s General Price List. We have not published a verified Denver listing yet.
Does Colorado’s high cremation rate mean Denver cremation is cheap?
No. NFDA’s 2024 state table put Colorado near 77.4% cremation. That is a disposition share. Downtown packages still appear on each firm’s General Price List. Confirm the license through Colorado DORA.
People Also Ask
Does Cremation by ZIP operate in Denver?
No. We do not cremate, bury, or arrange services in Denver or anywhere else.
Sources
- Colorado DORA, funeral homes and crematories
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, vital records
- FTC, shopping for funeral services
- NFDA statistics hub (cremation and burial research)
We do not set prices. Prices are determined by the licensed funeral home or crematory. Ask for their itemized General Price List. Ask the licensed provider for an itemized General Price List before you buy. Under the FTC Funeral Rule, you have a right to that list.