[1] The municipality lies west of Mainz in a side valley of the Rhine between the Rabenkopf nature reserve, Layenhof and the Mainzer Berg (mountain).

Until July 2019 Wackernheim belonged to the Verbandsgemeinde of Heidesheim am Rhein, whose seat was in the like-named municipality.

MGV 1888 Wackernheim (men's singing club) is a steadfast part of the municipality's cultural life.

inspires with well-known rock and pop pieces and stands out through innovative events in the framework of the Wackernheim kermis (church consecration festival, locally known as the Kerb), among others.

Moreover, the Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft bus route 56 runs from the Wackernheim Town Hall Square by way of Mainz-Finthen and the university to the nearest long-distance railway station in Mainz in 22 minutes.