The village divides in the districts Neiterschen, Niederölfen, Kahlhardt, Fladersbach, Obernau and Neitersen.

On 1 March 1262, Countess Mechthild, the widow of Count Henry III of Sayn, made an agreement with the Archbishop of Cologne, Conrad of Hochstaden.

1848, the famous mayor from Weyerbusch Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen founded the first school in Neitersen.

Population development (December, 31): Source: Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz The municipal council of Neitersen has 16 elected members and the local Mayor as its chairman.

There are three large industrial companies in the village and one award-winning art-house cinema called the Wied Scala.