The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds.

Waldalgesheim’s neighbours are Weiler, Rümmelsheim and Stromberg, and towards Genheim Waldlaubersheim, Roth and Schweppenhausen.

The municipality is known for its vineyards, and as the site of a late 4th-century BC chariot burial that defines a stage in the La Tène culture that is generally known as "Waldalgesheim style".

The lack of weapons recovered from the tomb and the fine gold torc, bracelets and anklets, have led archaeologists to infer that the deceased was a woman.

The “flagship” department is the first-named one, whose first team in the 2007/08 season managed for the first time to advance from the Verbandsliga to the Oberliga Südwest.