Cressey is a census-designated place in Merced County, California. It is located 6 miles north-northwest of Atwater, at an elevation of 167 feet. The population was 366 at the 2020 United States census, down from 393 in 2010. Cressey is located in the northern part of Merced County. It is just east of where the Santa Fe railroad crosses the Merced River. Ballico is across the river to the northwest. Livingston is to the southwest, and Winton is southeast of Cressey. The ZIP Code is 95312.