Cressey California Map

About Cressey, California

Cressey is a locality in Merced County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 366. The population density is 80.4 people per km². Cressey is located at 37.4210°N, 120.6557°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95312.

Cressey emerges from the flat, sun-drenched expanse of the Central Valley where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed under a persistent, pale blue sky. It lies 3.6 miles northwest of Winton, CA (from Winton, CA: bearing 305°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-northwest of Atwater. The Merced River carves a quiet, essential path nearby, its riparian corridor providing a verdant break in the surrounding agricultural tapestry of orchards and row crops. To the far west, the distant silhouette of the Coast Ranges shadows the edge of the world, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the steady, rhythmic labor of the land. Two miles away, the McConnell State Recreation Area offers a reprieve of wilder grasses and shaded groves, a stark contrast to the precise, geometric lines of the neighboring fields that define the visual character of Cressey.

Economic life here remains deeply tethered to the fertile soil and the seasonal shifts of harvest, a cycle that dictates the slow, deliberate pulse of the day. The history of Cressey is written in the irrigation ditches and the steady expansion of farming operations that have transformed this inland basin into a productive landscape. While the quietude of the region is occasionally broken by the hum of transit, the atmosphere remains grounded in the quiet industry of those who steward the earth. Even when the heat of late afternoon turns the air heavy and still, the memory of the moisture from the Merced River lingers, cooling the evening as the light fades into a deep, bruised violet, marking the end of another day in this unadorned corner of the valley.

About This Cressey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cressey, California. Coordinates: 37.42103, -120.65569. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cressey includes the ZIP code (95312), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Merced County (Merced), and school district assignment (Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.