Schneckenhausen is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

The municipal council is composed of 8 members who are elected locally through a plurality voting system.

Two lines of the regional bus system connect the municipality to Kaiserslautern.

The nearest train station is located in Katzweiler roughly 7 km (4 mi) southwest.

The nearest Bundesstraße (Federal Highway) is B270, which runs parallel to the train tracks.