Schmißberg is an Ortsgemeinde, or municipality, located in the Birkenfeld district within the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It functions as a local administrative unit belonging to a larger collective municipality known as a Verbandsgemeinde.
The village is part of the Verbandsgemeinde of Birkenfeld, which has its administrative seat located in the town of Birkenfeld. As an Ortsgemeinde, Schmißberg maintains its own local identity while being integrated into the broader regional governance of the district.