The Clinton CDP includes rural land surrounding the village; it is bordered to the south by the town of Benton, to the east by the Sebasticook River, to the northeast by the Waldo County line with the town of Burnham, and to the north and west by Interstate 95.

Access to I-95 is from Exit 138 (Hinckley Road), west of the village.

Maine State Routes 11 and 100 run through Clinton village as Main Street, leading northeast 5 miles (8 km) to Burnham village and southwest 7 miles (11 km) to Fairfield.

There were 583 housing units at an average density of 65.9 per square mile (25.4/km2).

21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.