Bethel is a census-designated place (CDP) and the primary village in the town of Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is situated in the southwestern part of the town, south of the Androscoggin River. U.S. Route 2 passes through the northwestern side of the CDP, leading northeast to Rumford and west to Gorham, New Hampshire. Maine State Route 5 joins Route 2 in Bethel but runs south through the village center and continues southwest to Fryeburg. State Route 26 leads southeast from Bethel to South Paris.
Bethel was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.