CresseyCA
A town of 386, settled in 1912.
Is Cressey a good place to live?
Cressey’s midpoint age is 55.6 years, where California’s towns sit at 39 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Cressey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
386 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cressey: who provides what
Cressey is unincorporated, so Merced County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cressey.
Most of Cressey’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
The mean commuting time for Cressey comes to 30 minutes. The top destinations are Merced (7%), Turlock (6%) and Livingston (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
| Cressey | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Cressey’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Ballico-Cressey Elementary school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cressey ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K | Grades K | 43 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Cressey’s year
July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cressey is
19% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Cressey. In Cressey, 30% of adults worry about having enough food, and 19% report frequent physical distress.
| Cressey | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 22% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Cressey | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 10.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 18.7% | 10.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.5% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Cressey, mostly drought
Of the losses FEMA expects in Cressey, 55% come from drought and 19% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Cressey sits above 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Cressey
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Cressey
About 0 of every 100 Cressey residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Cressey for work
Where Cressey’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cressey
Census designated place in California, United States
Cressey (formerly, Cressy) is a census-designated place in Merced County, California. It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northwest of Atwater, at an elevation of 167 feet (51 m). 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 (the original line of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley 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. The area is inside area code 209.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 167 ft
- ZIP code
- 95312
- Area code
- 209
Questions about Cressey
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cressey, CA a good place to live?
Cressey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.