Oberkochen is a municipality (officially a town, despite its size) in the Ostalbkreis, in Baden-Württemberg, in Germany.

Therefore, the village next to the north of Oberkochen is Unterkochen, with the German "unter" meaning "lower" or "under".

The highest point in the area of Oberkochen is the top of the Volkmarsberg mountain (743 m above sea level).

From 1553 until Feb 25th 1803 Oberkochen had two Schultheißen, one of the catholic Ellwangen and one of the Protestant würtembergian Königsbronn.

The next remarkable growth took place after World War II, when the population quadrupled from 2,000 to 8,000 people in just 20 years.

Therefore, the change of the status of Oberkochen from town to city was applied for and finally granted.

The nearest Autobahn is the Bundesautobahn 7 with the Aalen-Oberkochen-junction, which is reached via the B19 and L1084 after an 11 km drive from Oberkochen.

By train Oberkochen is connected through the Brenz Railway, which is used by the Regional-Express of the DB Regio company.

The nearest connection to national and international train services is made via the Aalen railroad station, which is 10 km away from Oberkochen and has a direct link to it.

The railroad station of Oberkochen has two platforms and is friendly for disabled persons, i.e. people using wheelchairs, through an elevator.

After World War II, the Allied troops moved parts of the Carl Zeiss Company in Jena to Oberkochen.