 In the course of administrative restructuring in Rhineland-Palatinate in 1969, Reichweiler was transferred, this time to the Kusel district, in which it remains today.It also lies within the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Kusel-Altenglan, and until its abolition in 2000, it also lay in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Rheinhessen-Pfalz.In 1609, Reichweiler had 68 inhabitants, 13 men, 16 women, 2 menservants, 3 maidservants and 34 children.