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Funeral homes — North Carolina

Funeral homes in North Carolina.

744 North Carolina funeral homes listed by city, plus state-specific consumer rights, regional pricing, and how to compare three of them in 30 minutes.

6 min read·Last reviewed May 2026
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744 listed

Funeral homes in North Carolina.

Listings sourced from public OpenStreetMap data. Phone numbers and websites are present where the data has them. Click any home name to open its detail page with full address and a Google Maps link.

Alliance

Andrews

Angier

Apex

Archdale

Arden

Asheville

Ayden

Battleboro

Beaufort

Belhaven

Belmont

Benson

Bethel

Biscoe

Black Mountain

Bolivia

Boone

Bostic

Brevard

Broadway

Browns Summit

Bryson City

Burlington

Candor

Carolina Shores

Carthage

Cary

Chadbourn

Chapel Hill

Charlotte

Cherokee

China Grove

Clarkton

Clayton

Clemmons

Cliffside

Clinton

Coats

Concord

Conover

Conway

Creedmoor

Creswell

Dallas

Denver

Dobson

Dudley

Dunn

Durham

East Bend

Elizabeth City

Elizabethtown

Elkin

Ellerbe

Enfield

Erwin

Fair Bluff

Fairmont

Farmville

Fayetteville

Forest City

Fountain

Four Oaks

Fremont

Fuquay-Varina

Garland

Garner

Garysburg

Gastonia

Gatesville

Goldsboro

Graham

Granite Falls

Grantsboro

Greensboro

Greenville

Harrisburg

Hendersonville

Hertford

Hickory

High Point

Hobbsville

Holly Springs

Hope Mills

Huntersville

Indian Trail

Jacksonville

Kannapolis

Kenly

Kernersville

King

Kinston

Knightdale

La Grange

Laurel Hill

Laurinburg

Lenoir

Lewisville

Lexington

Liberty

Lincolnton

Locust

Louisburg

Lowell

Lumberton

Madison

Maggie Valley

Manteo

Marion

Mars Hill

Marshall

Marshville

Matthews

Maxton

Maysville

Mebane

Midland

Mint Hill

Monroe

Mooresville

Moravian Falls

Morehead City

Morganton

Mount Holly

Mt Holly

Mt Pleasant

Murfreesboro

Murphy

Nags Head

Nashville

New Bern

New Hill

Newland

Newton

Newton Grove

North Wilkesboro

Norwood

Other / Unspecified

Oxford

Pembroke

Pittsboro

Pleasant Garden

Plymouth

Princeton

Raeford

Raleigh

Ramseur

Red Springs

Rich Square

Roanoke Rapids

Robbins

Robbinsville

Robersonville

Rockwell

Rocky Mount

RONOK RPD AFS

Rose Hill

Rowland

Roxboro

Rural Hall

Rutherfordton

Salisbury

Sandy Ridge

Sanford

Scotland Neck

Seaboard

Selma

Shallotte

Sharpsburg

Siler City

Smithfield

Snow Hill

South Brunswick

Sparta

Spindale

Spring Hope

Spring Lake

Spruce Pine

Stanley

Statesville

Stedman

Stokesdale

Sunbury

Swan Quarter

Swannanoa

Swansboro

Thomasville

Troutman

Troy

Valdese

Vanceboro

Wadesboro

Wake Forest

Walnut Cove

Warrenton

Washington

Waynesville

Weaverville

Weddington

Weldon

West End

Whitakers

Whiteville

Wilmington

Winston Salem

Winston-Salem

Winton

Yadkinville

Yanceyville

Zebulon

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South region

What a funeral typically costs in North Carolina.

North Carolina is in the U.S. Census South region. Funeral pricing tracks closely with region: Northeast and West typically run above the national median, Midwest and South run below.

Use our cost calculator with a North Carolina ZIP for a regional estimate by service type (direct cremation, cremation with service, burial).

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Cremation, composting, more

North Carolina-specific laws and options.

Water cremation (alkaline hydrolysis)

Legal in North Carolina. Water cremation (alkaline hydrolysis) is a more environmentally gentle alternative to flame cremation. Pricing is similar to flame cremation. Ask local providers if it’s offered — not every funeral home has it yet.

Human composting (natural organic reduction)

Not legal in North Carolina as of 2026. A growing number of states have legalized natural organic reduction; if it matters to you, you would currently need to use a provider in a legal state (the body is shipped, transformed, and the soil is returned).

FTC Funeral Rule (federal) applies in North Carolina

All federal funeral consumer rights apply equally in every state. Full breakdown.

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The 30-minute phone tour

How to compare three funeral homes.

  1. Pick three homes from the list above (mix at least one independent and one chain — Dignity Memorial / SCI, Carriage, Park Lawn — if both exist near you).
  2. Call each one and ask: “Could you email me a copy of your General Price List?” They are required to send it.
  3. Compare line by line. Basic services fee. Embalming. Transportation. Casket markup. Direct cremation. Immediate burial. Facility rental.
  4. Bring the GPLs to your chosen home. Ask them to price-match the cheapest. Many will.

Full guide: how to find a good funeral home.

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FTC Funeral Rule

Your seven federal rights.

Every funeral home in North Carolina must honor:

  • A written General Price List, free, on request
  • Prices over the phone
  • The right to buy à la carte, not just packages
  • The right to bring your own casket or urn (no handling fee)
  • The right to decline embalming
  • The right to use an alternative cremation container ($50–$200)
  • An itemized statement before you sign or pay

Full breakdown: the FTC Funeral Rule guide.

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Board, AG, and how to complain

North Carolina state resources.

North Carolina state licensing board

North Carolina Board of Funeral Service licenses funeral directors and inspects funeral homes in North Carolina. They handle complaints about licensee conduct and unlicensed activity.

North Carolina Board of Funeral Service

North Carolina Attorney General consumer protection

The North Carolina Department of Justice Consumer Protection handles consumer complaints about deceptive funeral home practices.

File a North Carolinaconsumer complaint →

FTC complaint (federal)

For Funeral Rule violations specifically, file federally at reportfraud.ftc.gov.

Sources for North Carolina
  • OpenStreetMap — funeral home listings (public data)
  • North Carolina Board of Funeral Service https://www.ncbfs.org/
  • North Carolina Department of Justice Consumer Protection https://ncdoj.gov/protecting-consumers/
  • Cremation Association of North America — water cremation legality by state
  • Federal Trade Commission — Funeral Rule (16 CFR Part 453)
  • National Funeral Directors Association — pricing data
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