Little Falls Maine Map

About Little Falls, Maine

Little Falls is a locality in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 863. The population density is 289.7 people per km². Little Falls is located at 43.7315°N, 70.4276°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04038.

Little Falls emerges from the damp, heavy earth where the Presumpscot River carves a restless path through the granite-strewn landscape. It lies 4.7 miles northwest of Westbrook, ME (from Westbrook, ME: bearing 323°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-northwest of Portland. The air here holds the sharp, metallic tang of cold water and the scent of turning spruce, a reminder of the proximity to the jagged, salt-sprayed coast only nine miles away. Mallison Falls defines the immediate gravity of the terrain, its churning descent into the riverbed providing a constant, low-frequency hum that vibrates through the bedrock. To the west, the slopes of Pleasant Ridge rise in a muted gray silhouette against the sky, while the depression of Shad Gully catches the morning mist, holding it in a cool, silver suspension that lingers long after the sun has cleared the treeline.

History in Little Falls remains tied to the relentless movement of the water, which once turned the heavy wheels of mills and now serves as the quiet axis for those residing within the Hawkes-Towpath Preserve. The economy has shifted away from the intensive labor of the river’s industrial past, yet the local character retains a stubborn, self-reliant resilience, mirrored in the way the light catches the surface of Dundee Pond just four miles distant. Residents maintain a pace dictated by the seasons, observing the slow migration of the tide that pulls at the distant Lower Bay and the rhythmic change of foliage that marks the passage of the year. There is a profound stillness in the way the land meets the water here, a sense that the inhabitants are merely guests in a territory long claimed by the river and the encroaching wild.

About This Little Falls Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Little Falls, Maine. Coordinates: 43.731468, -70.427552. 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 Little Falls includes the ZIP code (04038), telephone area code (207), county seat of Cumberland County (Portland), and school district assignment (Gorham).

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.