La Cresta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California. The CDP is within Bakersfield's census county division, and is surrounded by the city of Bakersfield on most sides, but borders East Bakersfield to the southeast. Its population was 8,787 at the 2020 census.
As listed in the Geographic Names Information System, its elevation is 518 feet.
La Cresta first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.