Kettenheim is an Ortsgemeinde, or municipality, located in the Alzey-Worms district within the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It functions as a member of a Verbandsgemeinde, which is a specific type of collective municipality used for administrative purposes in the region.
The village serves as a local community within the rural landscape of southwestern Germany. Its primary administrative status is defined by its integration into the regional governance structure of the Alzey-Worms district.