Pacific Cremation Services
Lake Forest, Orange County, CA
A funeral home.
Checked September 2, 2026
This list carries no date of its own; we read it on September 2, 2026.
Open the page this home posts it on23101 Lake Center Drive Suite #150, Lake Forest, CA 92630
From this home's state license record.
Direct cremation
$1,715
The middle price in Orange County is $1,970.
The home posts $1,675. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $1,715.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation" | $1,675 |
|---|---|
| California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026 | $12 |
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $26 |
| Sum | $1,713 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $1,715 |
This covers basic Service Fee, transfer into Our Care, refrigeration and Care, professional Cremation and cardboard Cremation Container (this is not an urn). It does not cover additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds the California permit for disposition of human remains at $12 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $26 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- basic Service Fee
- transfer into Our Care
- refrigeration and Care
- professional Cremation
- cardboard Cremation Container (this is not an urn)
What this home's price does not cover
- additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Cremation".
The median across Orange County is $1,970, from 25 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
The price list we read from this home on September 2, 2026, does not include this service, so please ask them whether it is something they arrange.
Immediate burial
The price list we read from this home on September 2, 2026, does not include this service, so please ask them whether it is something they arrange.
Burial with graveside service
The price list we read from this home on September 2, 2026, does not include this service, so please ask them whether it is something they arrange.
Traditional funeral service
The price list we read from this home on September 2, 2026, does not include this service, so please ask them whether it is something they arrange.
These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.
These figures are assembled from this home's own posted price list, and each one is rounded up to the next $5. Treat them as a way to compare homes, not as a quote. Only the funeral home can quote you.
Certified copies of the death certificate
One certified copy of the death certificate is included in every figure on this page.
This home's list does not post a price for a certified copy of the death certificate. California charges $26 for one, so that is the figure below. This is what the record itself costs. Ask the funeral home whether it charges anything to order them for you.
How many certified copies do you need?
Most families need more than one. Raising the count raises every figure on this page.
One certified copy is $26.
Nobody can tell you how many you will need. Banks, insurers, and pension offices each tend to want their own, so families commonly order several. Set the count and the line says what that comes to.
Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
Where to look next
What the other funeral homes in Orange County charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- McCormick & Son MortuariesLaguna Hills, CA
- Life to Celebrate Funeral SolutionsTrabuco Canyon, CA
- Fairhaven Memorial ServicesMission Viejo, CA
The same question, answered for every California home we have read:
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