The municipality lies in the Hunsrück on a plateau overlooking the Hahnenbach valley between Idar-Oberstein and Rhaunen.

Wickenrodt also meets the municipality of Griebelschied at a single point in the southeast.

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

[4] The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per bend vert a stylized W and in base an adze in bend argent, and Or a lion rampant gules armed and langued azure.

Running to the southeast of the municipality is Bundesstraße 41, which towards the south leads to the Autobahn A 62 (Kaiserslautern–Trier).