In the Heupweiler cadastral areas known as “Geiershübel” and “Heiligenhübel”, archaeological finds from pre-Roman times have been made.

On the path over the Böschweiler Höhe (heights) on the way to Wilzenberg, bronze rings from about 1000-500 BC were found in two barrows.

The Salingshof was built by Lord Saling from Oberstein after he had earned money from building the Nahe Valley Railway and had bought land from what was then the self-administering municipality of Burbach.

Downstream from Burbach, on the Hambach's left bank, once lay a village called Klaffweiler, which is believed to have been devoid of any inhabitants by 1438.

At the turn of the 20th century, a bark mill stood downstream from Heupweiler, while in Böschweiler, a thriving tannery supplied the local farmers with sole leather.

Flurbereinigung began even before Oldenburg was merged with Prussia in 1937, but the new Prussian administration delayed the project, and then the outbreak of the Second World War brought the whole endeavour to an end, at least for a while.

Niederhambach participates in the project Unser Dorf hat Zukunft (“Our village has a future”), and has placed first in the main class.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[4] Niederhambach's mayor is Peter Schwarzbach.

The chief is a reference to the villages’ former allegiance to the “Hinder” County of Sponheim, which bore arms chequy gules and argent.

The charge on the green field refers to two such sandstone sculptures unearthed within the municipality's limits on the “Beel”.

[6] Niederhambach fosters partnerships with the following places:[7] The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[8] Running east of the municipality is Bundesstraße 41, which towards the south leads to the Autobahn A 62 (Kaiserslautern–Trier).