Ziegelhausen lies on the northern banks of the Neckar River and extends northward into the Odenwald Forest.
It has a small shopping district but is dominated by mainly single-family and some multiple-family houses.
Ziegelhausen's abundant supply of water and steep, south-facing slopes made it a center of the Neckar Valley laundry trade in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Ziegelhausen has several small parks, including one that features a playground of Niki de Saint-Phalle-inspired tile sculptures.
The symbol of Ziegelhausen is a house with red clay roof shingles.