 Likewise reaching farther up than 400 m are a few peaks bordering the narrow Kuralb valley.The municipal area measures 563 ha, of which 108 ha is wooded.Oberalben borders in the north on the Baumholder Troop Drilling Ground, in the east on the municipality of Ulmet, in the southeast on the municipality of Erdesbach, in the south on the municipality of Blaubach, in the southwest on the municipality of Körborn and in the west on the municipality of Dennweiler-Frohnbach.