Hettenrodt is an Ortsgemeinde, or municipality, located in the Birkenfeld district of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It functions as a member of the Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein-Rhaunen, which is a collective municipality with its administrative seat situated in Herrstein.
The village is situated within the regional structure of the Birkenfeld district, contributing to the local governance and community framework of the Rhineland-Palatinate region.