Rangeley Maine Map

About Rangeley, Maine

Rangeley is a locality in Franklin County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 590. The population density is 87.7 people per km². Rangeley is located at 44.9664°N, 70.6428°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 04970.

Rangeley defines itself through the persistent, cold clarity of the spruce-fir north, where the water of Haley Pond remains glass-still beneath the shifting shadows of the Longfellow Mountains. It lies 57.3 miles west-northwest of Waterville, ME (from Waterville, ME: bearing 300°T), and is situated 28.9 miles north of Rumford. Hatchery Brook carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the dense, dark timber, its current a constant, low-frequency hum against the silence of the surrounding woods. The air here holds a crisp, medicinal quality, sharpened by the elevation and the vast, untamed timberland that stretches toward the horizon. When the light fades, the landscape loses its sharp edges, dissolving into a deep, indigo twilight that seems to pull the very heat from the granite-strewn earth.

Rangeley serves as a quiet witness to the enduring labor of the interior, where the economy has long pivoted between the seasonal influx of those seeking the solace of the wilderness and the rugged persistence of those who remain through the long, white winters. The legacy of the land is evident in the quiet, utilitarian architecture that sits comfortably near the protected expanse of Rangeley Lake. Visitors often seek out the Milrose Trail or the distant, rushing cascade of Smalls Falls to measure the scale of the region, yet the true character of the place resides in the deliberate, measured pace of those who navigate the Big Sag Basin. Life here is not measured by the speed of progress, but by the subtle, seasonal shifts in the canopy and the way the inhabitants organize their lives around the cycles of the forest and the ice.

About This Rangeley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rangeley, Maine. Coordinates: 44.966444, -70.642846. 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 Rangeley includes the ZIP code (04970), telephone area code (207), county seat of Franklin County (Farmington), and school district assignment (Regional School Unit 78).

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.