Nestled in a river valley surrounded by the Longfellow Mountain Range,  Kingfield is known for its scenic qualities, including outstanding views of mountains, valleys and rivers. The Route 27 Scenic Byway bisects Kingfield, Carrabassett Valley and Eustis.

Wood products and recreation/tourism are important industries to this region. Kingfield serves as a regional service center for its residents and citizens of Salem and Freeman Townships, and to a lesser degree the towns of Carrabassett Valley and New Portland, with lodging, banking, grocery shopping, art galleries,beauty salons, a public library, transfer station, U.S. Post office, gasoline service stations, schools, sporting equipment dealers/rentals and real estate services among the offerings. The newest industry  in town is Nestle's Poland Spring bottling plant, now under construction and slated to become operational in 2008.

Kingfield Village lies at the confluence of the West Branch and Carrabassett Rivers and the intersection of Routes 16, 27 and 142.

Kingfield has a total land area of 38 square miles, or about 24,500 acres, most of which are covered with forest or woodlands. The commercial areas are located along Main and  Depot Streets and Commercial Road.

The year-round population numbers 1,097.