Creswell is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.

Elected members to the Town Board of Commissioners: Creswell is served in the North Carolina General Assembly by State Senator Norman Sanderson (Republican) and State Representative Ed Goodwin (Republican).

The Town of Creswell is aligned with a group called North Carolinians Opposed to the Outlying Landing Field.

This group opposes a United States Navy proposal to construct an outlying landing field near the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Washington County.

The town symbol, an artesian well hand-pump, can be found on Main Street in heart of downtown.

Creswell is part of the Greenville–Washington–New Bern–Morehead City market, which is the 107th largest in 2006, according to Nielsen Media Research.