According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 55.7 square miles (144.3 km²), of which, 41.6 square miles (107.8 km²) of it is land and 14.1 square miles (36.5 km²) of it (25.28%) is water.

Centrally located between the headwaters of both the Androscoggin River and Kennebec River, the town lies on the eastern shores of Rangeley Lake in the northwestern mountains of Maine. Smalls Falls, lying just south of the town on Route 4, is a popular tourist destination. A sign in town notes that Rangeley is halfway between the Equator and North Pole.

• Rangeley Chamber of Commerce - P. O. Box 317 Rangeley, ME 04970
  phone:207-864-5364
• Rangeley Public Library - P.O. Box 1150 Rangeley, Maine 04970-1150
  phone:207-864-5529 Fax:207-864-2523