NAICS 812220

What is the NAICS code 812220?

The NAICS code 812220 is applied to those industries related to Cemeteries and Crematories.

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.

Illustrative examples:

• Cemetery associations (i.e., operators of cemeteries)
• Memorial gardens (i.e., burial places)
• Pet cemeteries
• Crematories (except combined with funeral homes)
• Mausoleums

Therefore, all companies engaged in any industrial activity related to this type of business are grouped under category 812220 in the North American Industry Classification System.

This industrial activity of NAICS code is structured as follows:

• 81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)
• 812 - Personal and Laundry Services
• 8122 - Death Care Services
• 81222 - Cemeteries and Crematories
• 812220 - Cemeteries and Crematories

Characteristics of the North American Industry Classification System code 812220

NAFTA

This code is only used in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). It´s to say, it is not used in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Related codes

The NAICS industry 812220 has the following cross-references:

• Cemetery memorial dealers (e.g., headstones, markers, vaults) are classified in U.S. Industry 459999, All Other Miscellaneous Retailers.
• Crematories combined with funeral homes are classified in Industry 812210, Funeral Homes and Funeral Services.

Related activities

Below are some of the most common types of activities in the Cemeteries and Crematories industry (NAICS Code 812220):

• 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