 Matzenbach lies at the mouth of the Straubenbach where it empties into the Glan, on the river's right bank across from the neighbouring "Ortsteil" of Eisenbach at an elevation of 210 m above sea level.To the north lies the "Ortsteil" of Gimsbach.From the Glan valley outwards, the mountain slopes climb steeply to an elevation of 330 m above sea level.