Located to the south of the development town of Shlomi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council.

[1] The settlement was named after the nearby Byzantine-period town of Pi-ha-Masuba, a place mentioned in the Tosefta (Shevi'it 4:8-ff.)

[2] The ancient Christian town was thoroughly destroyed in 613 or 614, never to regain its former size and wealth, but the name survived throughout the Early Muslim, Crusader, and into the Mamluk period.

The remains of Byzantine-era Pi Metzuba, whose location was known from previous surveys, were actually discovered in 2020 along the road connecting Shlomi and Hanita,[3] a short distance north of Matzuva.

[4] The village was established in 1940 by immigrants from Germany, members of the Maccabi HaTzair youth movement.