 Today, primary school pupils and Hauptschule students attend their respective schools in Kusel.Oberalben lies on "Kreisstraße" 23, which branches off "Landesstraße" 76 near Thallichtenberg and leads by way of Körborn, Dennweiler-Frohnbach and Oberalben to "Kreisstraße" 22 near the Mayweilerhof.On "Kreisstraße" 22, drivers can reach "Bundesstraße" 420 in about 3 km, which leads straight into Kusel (5 km).