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Eternity Cremation

Long Beach, CA

A funeral home.

Posted May 1, 2026 Checked August 19, 2026

Read this home's price list

3631 Walnut Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$1,010

The middle price in California is $2,188.

The home posts $995. With the California permit for disposition of human remains, $1,010.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with minimum alternative container"$995
California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026$12
Sum$1,007
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,010

This covers virtual services of funeral director and staff, a proportionate share of overhead costs, transfer of deceased to funeral home and refrigeration up to 5 days, minimum cardboard cremation container, the standard cremation fee, a temporary container for the cremated remains (ashes) and choice of scattering (no witness) or home delivery (restrictions apply). It does not cover certified copies of the death certificate, 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 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • virtual services of funeral director and staff
  • a proportionate share of overhead costs
  • transfer of deceased to funeral home
  • refrigeration up to 5 days, minimum cardboard cremation container, the standard cremation fee, a temporary container for the cremated remains (ashes) and choice of scattering (no witness) or home delivery (restrictions apply).

What this home's price does not cover

  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Cremation with minimum alternative container".

The median across California is $2,188, from 324 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

We have no price to show for this service from this home's price list, dated May 1, 2026, so please ask them directly.

Immediate burial

We have no price to show for this service from this home's price list, dated May 1, 2026, so please ask them directly.

Burial with graveside service

$2,720

The middle price in California is $5,380.

This one price does include the casket this package names. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

The home posts $2,705. With the California permit for disposition of human remains, $2,720.

How this adds up
"Graveside Burial"$2,705
California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026$12
Sum$2,717
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,720

This covers when the desire is to have family and friends present at the cemetery for a casket burial. This arrangement includes coordination of military honor detail if eligible as well as the following: Basic services of funeral director and staff and 4 more lines this home's own price list names, each shown in full below. It does not cover certified copies of the death certificate, 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 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • when the desire is to have family and friends present at the cemetery for a casket burial. This arrangement includes coordination of military honor detail if eligible as well as the following: Basic services of funeral director and staff
  • transfer of deceased into our care and sheltering for 5 days
  • basic Sanitary Care plus Dress, Grooming/Cosmetics & Casketing
  • use of Staff & Equipment for Graveside Service
  • a hearse

What this home's price does not cover

  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Graveside Burial".

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across California is $5,380, from 215 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

We have no price to show for this service from this home's price list, dated May 1, 2026, so please ask them directly.

3 other packages this home posts

Direct Cremation*

$900

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation*"$900
Sum$900

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • our charge for a direct cremation (without ceremony) includes: virtual services of funeral director and staff
  • a proportionate share of overhead costs
  • transfer of deceased to funeral home
  • refrigeration up to 5 days, minimum cardboard cremation container, the standard cremation fee, a temporary container for the cremated remains (ashes) and choice of scattering (no witness) or home delivery (restrictions apply).
  • if you want to arrange a direct cremation
  • you can use an alternative container.
  • alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering).
  • the containers we provide are made of these materials and interiors may be added.

>Service Package for up to 10 guests

$895

This covers >Service Package for up to 10 guests.

How this adds up
">Service Package for up to 10 guests"$895
Sum$895

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • >Service Package for up to 10 guests

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

>Service Package for up to 28 guests

$1,395

This covers >Service Package for up to 28 guests.

How this adds up
">Service Package for up to 28 guests"$1,395
Sum$1,395

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • >Service Package for up to 28 guests

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers
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

This home's price list does not show a price for a certified copy of the death certificate, and we have no verified government fee for this place, so please ask the funeral home or the registrar in the county where the death happened what one copy costs.

Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

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