2022 NAICS national industry in sector 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)
812220 Cemeteries and Crematories
NAICS 812220 is the US industry code for cemeteries and crematories. It covers establishments primarily engaged in operating sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animal remains and/or cremating the dead.
- Code
- 812220 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Cemeteries and Crematories
- Part of
- Death Care Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $25 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 96030 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animal remains and/or cremating the dead.
Examples Census gives
- Cemetery associations (i.e., operators of cemeteries)
- Memorial gardens (i.e., burial places)
- Pet cemeteries
- Crematories (except combined with funeral homes)
- Mausoleums
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 812220
The Census index assigns these 11 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Animal cemeteries
- Cemeteries
- Cemetery associations (i.e., operators)
- Cemetery management services
- Cemetery subdividers
- Columbariums
- Crematories (except combined with funeral homes)
- Mausoleums
- Memorial gardens (i.e., burial places)
- Pet cemeteries
- Pet crematories
SBA size standard for 812220
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 812220, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $25 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 9603), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.