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Where funeral homes may be underserved

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Funeral homes serve families at a hard time, and many families return to the same home across generations, so reputation and long community ties matter. Demand tends to track the number of older residents, and the growth of cremation has changed what many families choose. This map shows ZIP codes where funeral homes may be underserved.

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  • 1 per 11,271U.S. average people per funeral home
  • 13,362ZIPs with at least 5,000 residents
  • 3,639of them with none mapped

Top ZIPs where funeral homes may be underserved

People per business is residents per mapped funeral home in each ZIP; a high number may leave room, but families often choose based on tradition, faith and reputation across a wide area.

  1. 177084 Houston, TX1 per 110,217Pop 110,217 · 1 mapped · 9.8× U.S. · nearest 1.5 miBusinesses for sale in Houston →View on the map →
  2. 237013 Antioch, TN1 per 105,212Pop 105,212 · 1 mapped · 9.3× U.S. · nearest 0.8 miBusinesses for sale in Antioch →View on the map →
  3. 330044 Lawrenceville, GA1 per 101,475Pop 101,475 · 1 mapped · 9.0× U.S. · nearest 2.5 miBusinesses for sale in Lawrenceville →View on the map →
  4. 478641 Leander, TX1 per 99,865Pop 99,865 · 1 mapped · 8.9× U.S. · nearest 2.9 miBusinesses for sale in Leander →View on the map →
  5. 591331 Pacoima, CA1 per 97,608Pop 97,608 · 1 mapped · 8.7× U.S. · nearest 1.8 miBusinesses for sale in Pacoima →View on the map →
  6. 611206 Brooklyn, NY1 per 93,020Pop 93,020 · 1 mapped · 8.3× U.S. · nearest 0.4 miBusinesses for sale in Brooklyn →View on the map →
  7. 777479 Sugar Land, TX1 per 92,221Pop 92,221 · 1 mapped · 8.2× U.S. · nearest 2.3 miBusinesses for sale in Sugar Land →View on the map →
  8. 878542 Edinburg, TX1 per 89,401Pop 89,401 · 1 mapped · 7.9× U.S. · nearest 9.1 miBusinesses for sale in Edinburg →View on the map →
  9. 984043 Lehi, UT1 per 88,390Pop 88,390 · 1 mapped · 7.8× U.S. · nearest 2.2 miBusinesses for sale in UT →View on the map →
  10. 1030024 Suwanee, GA1 per 88,067Pop 88,067 · 1 mapped · 7.8× U.S. · nearest 4.2 miBusinesses for sale in Suwanee →View on the map →
  11. 1134953 Port St Lucie, FL1 per 86,875Pop 86,875 · 1 mapped · 7.7× U.S. · nearest 1.8 miBusinesses for sale in FL →View on the map →
  12. 1279928 El Paso, TX1 per 86,599Pop 86,599 · 1 mapped · 7.7× U.S. · nearest 4.5 miBusinesses for sale in El Paso →View on the map →
  13. 1393307 Bakersfield, CA1 per 85,945Pop 85,945 · 1 mapped · 7.6× U.S. · nearest 2.1 miBusinesses for sale in CA →View on the map →
  14. 1475126 Forney, TX1 per 84,799Pop 84,799 · 1 mapped · 7.5× U.S. · nearest 1.2 miBusinesses for sale in Forney →View on the map →
  15. 1592376 Rialto, CA1 per 84,394Pop 84,394 · 1 mapped · 7.5× U.S. · nearest 0.8 miBusinesses for sale in Rialto →View on the map →
  16. 1622193 Woodbridge, VA1 per 81,588Pop 81,588 · 1 mapped · 7.2× U.S. · nearest 0.9 miBusinesses for sale in Woodbridge →View on the map →
  17. 1798052 Redmond, WA1 per 80,717Pop 80,717 · 1 mapped · 7.2× U.S. · nearest 1.3 miBusinesses for sale in Redmond →View on the map →
  18. 1892154 San Diego, CA1 per 80,445Pop 80,445 · 1 mapped · 7.1× U.S. · nearest 2.9 miBusinesses for sale in San Diego →View on the map →
  19. 1910457 Bronx, NY1 per 79,543Pop 79,543 · 1 mapped · 7.1× U.S. · nearest 0.1 miBusinesses for sale in Bronx →View on the map →
  20. 2094112 San Francisco, CA1 per 79,277Pop 79,277 · 1 mapped · 7.0× U.S. · nearest 0.3 miBusinesses for sale in San Francisco →View on the map →
  21. 2195035 Milpitas, CA1 per 78,810Pop 78,810 · 1 mapped · 7.0× U.S. · nearest 0.7 miBusinesses for sale in Milpitas →View on the map →
  22. 2211229 Brooklyn, NY1 per 78,377Pop 78,377 · 1 mapped · 7.0× U.S. · nearest 0.7 miBusinesses for sale in Brooklyn →View on the map →
  23. 2330041 Cumming, GA1 per 77,664Pop 77,664 · 1 mapped · 6.9× U.S. · nearest 2.2 miBusinesses for sale in Cumming →View on the map →
  24. 2478640 Kyle, TX1 per 77,531Pop 77,531 · 1 mapped · 6.9× U.S. · nearest 4.6 miBusinesses for sale in Kyle →View on the map →
  25. 2598012 Mill Creek, WA1 per 77,041Pop 77,041 · 1 mapped · 6.8× U.S. · nearest 1.3 miBusinesses for sale in Mill Creek →View on the map →

Ranked by people per business, highest first. ZIPs with at least 5,000 residents and at least one mapped. Estimate only, not proof of demand.

  • None mapped
  • ≥2× U.S. people per business
  • 1.25–2×
  • Near average
  • Well served

Large ZIPs with none mapped

The most populated ZIPs with at least 5,000 residents where open map data shows no funeral home businesses. Listed separately, not ranked: one may sit just over the ZIP line, so check the nearest distance and the map.

  1. 177433 Cypress, TXNone mappedPop 116,550 · 0 mapped · nearest 5.4 miBusinesses for sale in Cypress →View on the map →
  2. 277429 Cypress, TXNone mappedPop 96,334 · 0 mapped · nearest 6.2 miBusinesses for sale in Cypress →View on the map →
  3. 378245 San Antonio, TXNone mappedPop 96,015 · 0 mapped · nearest 4.4 miBusinesses for sale in San Antonio →View on the map →
  4. 491342 Sylmar, CANone mappedPop 93,301 · 0 mapped · nearest 3.6 miBusinesses for sale in Sylmar →View on the map →
  5. 510025 New York, NYNone mappedPop 93,065 · 0 mapped · nearest 0.9 miBusinesses for sale in New York →View on the map →
  6. 600926 San Juan, PRNone mappedPop 92,284 · 0 mapped · nearest 2.9 miBusinesses for sale in PR →View on the map →
  7. 775035 Frisco, TXNone mappedPop 89,682 · 0 mapped · nearest 1.6 miBusinesses for sale in Frisco →View on the map →
  8. 811212 Brooklyn, NYNone mappedPop 89,020 · 0 mapped · nearest 0.8 miBusinesses for sale in Brooklyn →View on the map →
  9. 977407 Richmond, TXNone mappedPop 88,319 · 0 mapped · nearest 4.5 miBusinesses for sale in Richmond →View on the map →
  10. 1030043 Lawrenceville, GANone mappedPop 87,929 · 0 mapped · nearest 2.7 miBusinesses for sale in Lawrenceville →View on the map →

Estimate only, not proof of demand.

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Questions about funeral home gaps

Why does a funeral home carry a license note?
Funeral directors and funeral establishments are licensed by the state, and crematories often need separate permits and zoning. Those rules can limit new locations.
What drives demand for funeral services?
The number of older residents, religious and cultural traditions, and long-standing family relationships with a particular home.
What's worth checking when buying a funeral home?
How licenses transfer, preneed contracts and how they're funded, the property, vehicles and community reputation.

Estimate only, not proof of demand. Based on Overture Maps places data and U.S. Census population; estimates, not a census. Counts can miss businesses or include ones that have closed, so check any area on the ground before you buy or open a business. Estimates only — not financial, tax, or legal advice.

Built from over 3.6 million US businesses in Overture Maps places data, compared with U.S. Census population counts.

Sources. Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Places: © Overture Maps Foundation (release 2026-09-23.1), with data from Meta, Microsoft and other contributors under CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Foursquare (© 2024 Foursquare Labs, Inc., Apache-2.0, transformed to the Overture schema) and AllThePlaces (CC0); full Overture attribution. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS 5-year 2020-2024 B01003) (public domain); ZIP boundaries: Census 2020 cartographic boundary ZCTAs. BizFisher is not affiliated with or endorsed by these organizations.