Cresson is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cresson is 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. It is above 2,000 feet in elevation. Lumber, coal, and coke yards were industries that had supported the population, which numbered 1,470 in 1910. The borough is part of the Johnstown Metropolitan Statistical Area, although state and local sources list it as part of the Altoona area due to being much closer to that city. The population of Cresson at the 2010 census was 1,711.