Cressey (formerly, Cressy) is a census-designated place[5] in Merced County, California.

The Cressy post office opened in 1882, closed in 1883, re-opened in 1909, and changed its name to Cressey in 1912.

[6] The town was named by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway for Calvin J. Cressey, local landowner.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km2), all of it land.

To the west of Cressey, over the Santa Fe Rail Road and beyond, it is considered Livingston.

There were 123 housing units at an average density of 69.9 per square mile (27.0/km2), of which 88 (77.2%) were owner-occupied, and 26 (22.8%) were occupied by renters.

Station 64 is staffed with one career fire officer each shift, and local volunteers.

Merced County Sheriffs Department is the patrol for this unincorporated area.