Hintertiefenbach is an Ortsgemeinde, or municipality, located in the Birkenfeld district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It functions as a member of the Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein-Rhaunen, which is a type of collective municipality.
The administrative seat for the Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein-Rhaunen is situated in the town of Herrstein. Hintertiefenbach serves as one of the local communities within this regional administrative structure.