| Official Name: | Steep Falls, Maine |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cumberland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Standish |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 26.41 |
| Area Land Km2: | 25.99 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.42 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 10.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 10.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1223 |
| Population Density Km2: | 47.06 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 121.89 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 303 |
| Coordinates: | 43.7939°N -70.6517°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 23-73985 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Steep Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Standish in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,139 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the Portland - South Portland - Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is part of Maine School Administrative District #6, which includes Bonny Eagle Middle and High Schools.[3]
Steep Falls is located in the western corner of the town of Standish along the Saco River at 43.7939°N -70.6517°W. Maine State Route 11 crosses the Saco River into the community, heading southwest towards Limington and Limerick and north towards Naples. Maine State Route 113 coincides with Route 11 through the center of Steep Falls, then heads southeast towards Standish village and northwest towards Hiram and Fryeburg.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Steep Falls CDP has a total area of 26.4sqkm, of which 26sqkm is land and 0.4sqkm, or 1.58%, is water.[4]
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Steep Falls has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[5]