Burgwald lies east of Battenberg and roughly 30 km north of the university town of Marburg.

The community lies on the northwestern edge of the Burgwald range, Hesse's biggest contiguous woodland.

The community is divided into Birkenbringhausen in the northwest, Bottendorf somewhat more towards the northeast, Burgwald and Wiesenfeld towards the centre, and Ernsthausen to the south.

According to the blazon, the only charge is the cross of the Order of St. John in the shield's lowest division.

The stations in Burgwald are in the tariff zone of the North Hesse Transport Association (Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund; NVV).