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Houston cremation costs
Typical cremation cost ranges for Houston ZIP 77002. Estimates for education, not quotes.
Cremation by ZIP is not a funeral home, crematory, or cemetery. We do not cremate, bury, or arrange services.
Quick summary
ZIP 77002 is downtown Houston on this site’s Houston metro estimate band — not the Dallas band, and not a Harris County General Price List. Houston is an incorporated city in Harris County. We have not published a verified Houston listing. Floodplain and cemetery rules are local; this page does not invent them.
Typical costs for ZIP 77002
These figures are a Houston, Texas 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 | $2,300 | $3,075 | $4,150 |
| Cremation with a memorial (body not present) | $2,800 | $4,750 | $6,725 |
| Funeral with viewing, then cremation | $5,275 | $7,025 | $9,500 |
This ZIP’s typical midpoint is about $325 above the U.S. NFDA 2023 median of $2,750. Typical burial in this area costs about $6,225 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 Houston
Downtown Houston sits west of the Ship Channel, at the I-10 / I-45 / I-69 interchange. Relatives often fly into George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) or William P. Hobby (HOU). Those airports sit in different directions and create different transfer miles. A later gathering in a rented hall in Midtown or a church in the Third Ward is usually a separate hire.
The Houston metro band is a documented cost-of-living placeholder on NFDA 2023 national medians. It is not the Dallas band and not a quote for Sugar Land, The Woodlands, or every 770xx ZIP. Hurricane or flood delays change timing, not your right to an itemized list.
We do not invent a Houston funeral establishment. Confirm the firm on the Texas Funeral Service Commission license search. Cemetery charges — including grounds that sit in floodplains people mention in conversation — are cemetery bills. This page does not publish those prices or invent Harris County cemetery ordinances.
Cremation by ZIP does not operate in Houston. We do not cremate, bury, or arrange services.
Paperwork and who to call
A death in Houston is a Texas vital-statistics event in Harris County. Use the Texas DSHS vital-statistics instructions. Confirm Harris County’s local copy process for a recent death. Do not send a Houston request to Dallas County.
Verify the funeral establishment on the Texas Funeral Service Commission license search. The FTC Funeral Rule applies in Houston.
A medical examiner process applies only when the death is under that office’s jurisdiction. Harris County’s Institute of Forensic Sciences / medical examiner system is not a walk-in funeral home. Ask the licensed provider.
Licensed providers in Houston
No verified licensed listing is published yet for Houston. 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 Texas Funeral Service Commission license search.
Questions to take to a licensed provider
This is a shopping list, not a script that binds any firm in Houston.
- 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 77002, IAH, and Hobby, or is airport mileage extra?
- What is your Texas Funeral Service Commission establishment number?
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Frequently asked questions
What does this site show for Houston ZIP 77002?
The calculator uses the Houston metro estimate band for 77002, not the Dallas band. Those dollars are not a Harris County funeral home’s General Price List. We have not published a verified Houston listing yet.
Is Houston priced like Dallas on this site?
No. Dallas and Houston have separate metro placeholders. Ask the Houston firm you hire for its own itemized prices. Confirm the license on the Texas Funeral Service Commission search.
People Also Ask
Does Cremation by ZIP operate in Houston?
No. We do not cremate, bury, or arrange services in Harris County or anywhere else.
Sources
- Texas Funeral Service Commission license search
- Texas DSHS vital statistics
- 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.