The village sits on the west side of the tidal Sheepscot River, which forms the boundary with the town of Edgecomb to the east.

The CDP extends west as far as Ward Brook and north to a powerline near Foye Road.

[4] U.S. Route 1 passes through the center of the village as Main Street, heading east across the Sheepscot River on the Donald E. Davey Bridge into the northern part of Edgecomb.

ME 27 splits off US 1 in Edgecomb and leads south to Boothbay Harbor, 13 miles (21 km) from Wiscasset.

Maine State Route 218 (Federal Street) leads northeast out of Wiscasset 13 miles (21 km) to Whitefield.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.09% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.33% from two or more races.