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Rodalben, Germany

Rheinland-Pfalz · Germany

Rodalben is a small city in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany with a population of 7,638. Elevation: 876 ft (267 m). Average temperature: 52°F (11°C).

Data updated June 2026

3.9 /5.0
B+ Good
7,638 Population 1,226/sq mi density
876 ft Elevation 267 meters
52°F Avg Temperature 11°C
44.6 in Annual Rain
Europe / Berlin Timezone
$29,967 Median Income
B+
Overall
3.9 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
C+
Economy
2.8 / 5.0
$29,967 median income
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$74,600 home value, $373/mo rent

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About Rodalben

Rodalben

Rodalben is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest, approx. 5 km northeast of Pirmasens.

People

Population7,638
Density1,226/mi²

Economy

C+
Median Income$29,967

Housing

A+
Home Value$74,600
Rent$373
Ownership60.9%
Housing Units3,055

Climate

Avg Temp52°F (11°C)
Rain44.6 in/yr
Sunny Days236/yr
Elevation876 ft (267 m)
Population7,638
Population Density1,226 / sq mi
Elevation876 ft (267 m)
Coordinates49.2394°, 7.6396°
TimezoneEurope/Berlin
Country🇩🇪 Germany
State / ProvinceRheinland-Pfalz
Average Temperature52°F (11°C)
January Average38°F (3°C)
July Average67°F (19°C)
Annual Precipitation44.6 inches (1,133 mm)
Annual Snowfall11.0 inches (28 cm)
Median Household Income$29,967

About Rodalben

Rodalben is a small city in Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) with a population of 7,638. The city sits at an elevation of 876 feet (267 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 52°F (11°C). Temperatures range from 38°F in January to 67°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 44.6 inches. The timezone is Europe/Berlin.

The median household income in Rodalben is $29,967, which is 60% below the national average of $75,149. The area has 298 business establishments.

Income: Rodalben vs Germany

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Income

Median HH Income$29,967
60% below Germany avg

Employment & Poverty

Establishments (County)298

Business (County)

Tax & Cost of Living

Commute & Transportation

Walkability

The median home value in Rodalben is $74,600, 74% below the national median of $281,900. Monthly rent averages $373 (68% below the national average of $1,163). 60.9% of housing units are owner-occupied. There are 3,055 total housing units in the city. The home price-to-income ratio is 2.5x, well within the affordable range.

Home Value Sources

Ownership Split

Home Values

Census Median$74,600
74% below Germany avg

Real Estate Market (Redfin)

Rental Costs

Census Median Rent$373
68% below Germany avg

Ownership & Property

Homeownership60.9%
Owner-Occupied60.9%
Renter-Occupied39.1%
Housing Units3,055

Property Tax

Climate in Rodalben

Rodalben has an average annual temperature of 10.2°C (50°F). The hottest month is Jul (19.2°C), the coldest is Jan (1.6°C). Average annual precipitation is 790 mm.

Month Avg °C / °F Min / Max °C Rain (mm)
Jan 1.6°C / 35°F -0.7° / 3.9° 68.0
Feb 2.2°C / 36°F -0.6° / 5.1° 63.2
Mar 5.8°C / 42°F 1.8° / 9.7° 61.4
Apr 10.4°C / 51°F 5.4° / 15.3° 41.3
May 13.6°C / 56°F 8.6° / 18.6° 73.1
Jun 17.2°C / 63°F 12.1° / 22.4° 75.4
Jul 19.2°C / 67°F 14° / 24.4° 69.9
Aug 18.3°C / 65°F 13.4° / 23.2° 70.2
Sep 14.8°C / 59°F 10.1° / 19.6° 52.6
Oct 10.7°C / 51°F 7.1° / 14.3° 60.1
Nov 5.8°C / 42°F 3.2° / 8.3° 65.3
Dec 2.5°C / 37°F 0.3° / 4.7° 89.9
Rodalben experiences four distinct seasons with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winters average 38°F in January while summers reach 67°F in July. The area gets 236 sunny days per year, above the national average. Annual precipitation totals 44.6 inches. The area receives 11.0 inches of snow annually. The city sits at an elevation of 876 feet.

Temperature

38°F Jan (3°C) 67°F Jul (19°C)
Annual Average52.3°F
3% below Germany avg
January Average38°F (3°C)
July Average67°F (19°C)
Sunny Days236 days/yr

Geography

Elevation876 ft (267 m)
Area6.2 sq mi (16.1 km²)
Population Density1,226/sq mi
Coordinates49.2394°N, 7.6396°W
TimezoneEurope/Berlin

Precipitation & Snow

Annual Rainfall 44.6"
17% above Germany avg
Snowfall 11.0"
Wettest Month (Dec) 3.58"
Driest Month (Apr) 2.20"

Air Quality

Earthquake History

962 earthquakes (M2.5+) within 150 km since 1990. Strongest: M5.0. Most recent: M4.0 on Jul 9, 2022.

Feb 22, 2003 4 km W of Rambervillers, France M5.0 127 km
Feb 23, 2008 3 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany M4.5 59 km
Aug 3, 2007 2 km SE of Wehr, Germany M4.4 133 km
Nov 29, 1997 6 km SE of Burgschwalbach, Germany M4.3 118 km
May 22, 2004 2 km ENE of Nickenich, Germany M4.2 133 km
Jun 21, 2001 Germany M4.2 57 km
Jun 26, 2021 2 km SE of Hœrdt, France M4.1 64 km
Jan 3, 2008 2 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany M4.1 60 km
Jul 26, 2000 6 km ESE of Holzhausen an der Haide, Germany M4.0 110 km
Sep 11, 1999 4 km SSE of Britten, Germany M4.0 74 km
Jul 9, 2022 2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany M4.0 135 km
Jun 14, 2000 4 km ESE of Kédange-sur-Canner, France M4.0 90 km
Jan 26, 2008 2 km NE of Saarwellingen, Germany M3.9 61 km
Mar 7, 2006 1 km ESE of Nalbach, Germany M3.9 63 km
Feb 13, 2005 4 km NW of Heusweiler, Germany M3.9 56 km
Aug 19, 2007 1 km SE of Rambervillers, France M3.9 124 km
Jul 20, 2005 3 km S of Lebach, Germany M3.9 55 km
Nov 29, 1997 7 km N of Taunusstein, Germany M3.9 115 km
Sep 25, 2001 2 km WNW of Nalbach, Germany M3.9 67 km
Jan 5, 1998 1 km WSW of Morsbach, France M3.9 58 km
Source: USGS (M2.5+, 1990-2025)

Nearby Volcanoes

1 volcano within 200 km. Closest: West Eifel Volcanic Field (118 km).

Name Type Elevation Last Eruption Distance
West Eifel Volcanic Field Maar(s) 600 m (1,969 ft) -8300 118 km
Source: Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program (GVP). Sorted by distance.

Monthly Weather

Month Avg Temperature Precipitation Summary
January 38°F (3°C) 2.8 in
February 34°F (1°C) 2.6 in Coldest
March 40°F (5°C) 2.6 in
April 46°F (8°C) 2.2 in Driest
May 54°F (12°C) 3.0 in
June 60°F (15°C) 3.0 in
July 67°F (19°C) 2.8 in Warmest
August 62°F (17°C) 2.4 in
September 56°F (13°C) 2.5 in
October 48°F (9°C) 3.1 in
November 40°F (4°C) 3.1 in
December 35°F (2°C) 3.6 in Wettest

Rodalben has a seasonal temperature swing of 33°F / from 34°F in February to 67°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 33.7 inches, with December being the wettest month (3.6") and April the driest (2.2").

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Schools in Rodalben

3 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).

School Level Enrollment Teachers Student/Teacher
Berufsbildende Schule Rodalben - - - -
Mozartschule - - - -
Realschule plus Rodalben - - - -
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Radio Stations near Rodalben

13 stations within ~55 km.

Station Genre Quality
DASDING - AAC 96 kbps
swr4 kaiserslautern - MP3 128 kbps
Est FM (FR) - MP3 128 kbps
RPR1. Radio Weinstrasse pfälzer rockpop, schlager MP3
Antenne Kaiserslautern charts, local news MP3 192 kbps
SR 2 Off-Beat jazz MP3 128 kbps
Radio Studio 1 (FR) - MP3 128 kbps
DASDING - Chillout - AAC 128 kbps
Antenne Landau lokalsender, nachrichten MP3 192 kbps
Antenne Pirmasens modern MP3 192 kbps
techno paradize deep, edm MP3 128 kbps
Cityradio St. Wendel music, news MP3 192 kbps
0nlineradio BEETHOVEN boston, boston symphony orchestra MP3 192 kbps

Museums in Rodalben

NameTypeAddressPhoneAnnual Revenue
Altes Rathaus
Bachbahn Museum
Burgeninformationszentrum der Gemeinde Lemberg
Burgmuseum
Casemate de Neunhoffen
Deutsches Schuhmuseum Hauenstein
docu center Ramstein
Dynamikum
Eisenbahnmodell-Museum
Eisenhüttenmuseum
Erzgrube Sankt-Anna-Stollen
Forsthaus Fleckenstein
Fußballfieber - Fußball Geschichte(n) aus Rheinland-Pfalz
Haus der Nachhaltigkeit
Heimatmuseum
Informationszentrum Besucherbergwerk
Mausa on the Bitche
Motorradmuseum Heinz Luthringshauser
Museum im Westrich
Museum Sickingerhöhe
Pfalzgalerie
Pfälzisches Sportmuseum
Reinhard-Blauth-Museum
Staubsaugermuseum (vacuum cleaner)
Stellwerkmuseum
Theodor-Zink-Museum
Wadgasserhof
Westpfälzer Musikantenmuseum
Westwallmuseum

Libraries in Rodalben

NameAddressStaffAnnual VisitsCirculationCollectionPrograms
409 - Ramstein Library0.0
Bereichsbibliothek Architektur, Raum-und Umweltplanung, Bauingenieurwesen0.0
Bereichsbibliothek Biologie0.0
Bereichsbibliothek Chemie0.0
Bereichsbibliothek Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik0.0
Bereichsbibliothek Informatik0.0
Bereichsbibliothek Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik/Wirtschaftswissenschaften0.0
Bereichsbibliothek Mathematik/Physik0.0
Bibliothek Erfweiler0.0
Bücherei0.0
Bücherei und Mediathek0.0
Die Bücherei0.0
Gemeinde- und Pfarrbücherei0.0
Gemeindebücherei0.0
Hochschulbibliothek0.0
Kath. Bücherei0.0
Katholische öffentliche Bücherei Dahn0.0
Médiathèque Joseph Schaefer0.0
Medienzentrum Miesau0.0
Pfalzbibliothek0.0
Stadtbibliothek0.0
Stadtbibliothek Kaiserslautern - Stadtteilbücherei Erlenbach0.0
Stadtbücherei0.0
Stadtbücherei Ramstein-Miesenbach0.0
Stadtbücherei-Artothek0.0
Stadtteilbücherei0.0
Zentralbibliothek0.0

Farmers Markets in Rodalben

NameAddressSeasonHoursOrganicWebsite
Marché couvert
Stiftsplatz
Wochenmarkt Pirmasens

Hotels in Rodalben

2 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Bold's Hotel Restaurant Zum Grünen Kranz
Pfälzer Hof

Restaurants in Rodalben

11 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Altes Postamt
Bold's Hotel Restaurant Zum Grünen Kranz
Da Roberto
Dimi & Maxi
Hilschberghaus
Joggel-Hütte
Peterhof
Pfälzer Hof
Pizza Bäcker Rotalben
TSR Sportbar
Zum Bitchen

Cafes in Rodalben

2 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Eiscafé La Chola
Willhelm

Dentists in Rodalben

1 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Dr. Süß

Gas Stations in Rodalben

1 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Esso

Banks in Rodalben

2 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Kreisparkasse
VR Bank

Breweries in Rodalben

NameTypeAddressPhoneWebsite
Brauhaus am Markt
Park Brauerei

Stadiums & Teams in Rodalben

TeamLeagueDivision

Ski Resorts Near Rodalben

3 ski resorts within range.

Resort Slopes (km) Lifts Peak (m) Price Season Night Park
Hundseck 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Skigebiet Mehliskopf 0.0 - - $0 - - -
Monte Kubota 0.0 - - $0 - - -

Airports Near Rodalben

50 airports within the area.

AirportIATAType
Frankfurt-Hahn AirportHHNLarge Airport
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden AirportFKBLarge Airport
Strasbourg AirportSXBLarge Airport
Mainz-Finthen Airfield-Medium Airport
Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base-Medium Airport
Ramstein Air BaseRMSMedium Airport
Saarbrücken AirportSCNMedium Airport
Adventure Paramoteur Alsace Airfield-Small Airport
Bad Dürkheim Airfield-Small Airport
Bad Sobernheim-Domberg Airfield-Small Airport
Baden-Oos Airfield-Small Airport
Batzendorf Ultralight Airfield-Small Airport
Bexbach Glider Field-Small Airport
Bining Airfield-Small Airport
Eßweiler Airfield-Small Airport
Flugplatz Lachen-Speyerdorf-Small Airport
FSV Illtal Airfield-Small Airport
Gros Rederching Airfield-Small Airport
Grünstadt Airfield-Small Airport
Haguenau Airfield-Small Airport
Haßloch Airfield-Small Airport
Hoppstädten-Weiersbach Airfield-Small Airport
Idar-Oberstein/Göttschied Airfield-Small Airport
Imsweiler UL-Small Airport
Kehl-Sundheim Airfield-Small Airport
Kirn Airfield-Small Airport
Kusel-Langenbach Airfield-Small Airport
L'oiseau Blanc Achen Airfield-Small Airport
Landau-Ebenberg Airfield-Small Airport
Langatte Aéro Passion Airfield-Small Airport
Langenlonsheim Airfield-Small Airport
Les ailes de Rohrbach Airfield-Small Airport
Ludwigshafen Airfield-Small Airport
Malsch-Ettlingen Ultralight Flightpark-Small Airport
Marpingen Glider Airfield-Small Airport
Nannhausen Airfield-Small Airport
Neumagen-Dhron Airfield-Small Airport
Oppenheim Airfield-Small Airport
Pirmasens-Pottschütthöhe Airfield-Small Airport
Rastatt Airfield-Small Airport
Rheinstetten Glider Field-Small Airport
Roßberg Becherbach Airfield-Small Airport
Salmbach Ultralight Airfield-Small Airport
Sarre-Union Airfield-Small Airport
Sarrebourg Buhl Airfield-Small Airport
Sarreguemines Neunkirch Airfield-Small Airport
Saverne Steinbourg Airfield-Small Airport
Schillersdorf Ultralight Airfield-Small Airport
Schwarzenbach-Sötern Ultralight Airfield-Small Airport
Schweighofen Airfield-Small Airport

Post Offices in Rodalben

1 post offices.

Post OfficeAddress
Post

Treatment Centers in Rodalben

3 treatment centers.

CenterTypePhone
Reha Westpfalz
Sozialpsychiatrisches Zentrum Kaiserslautern
ZAR Kaiserslautern

Churches & Religious Organizations in Rodalben

3 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).

NameAddress
St. Bernhard
St. Josef
St. Maria

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Waterfalls
2
Natural waterfalls documented by USGS and OpenStreetMap contributors
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Quick Facts

Timezone
Europe/Berlin

🇩🇪 About Germany

Capital Berlin
Population 82,927,922
Area 357,021 km²
GDP (USD) $4,562,207,532,490
GDP per capita $54,777
HDI 0.950
Life expectancy 80.5 years
Internet users 92.5%
Urban population 81.9%
Currency EUR (Euro)
Languages German
Calling code +49
TLD .de
Driving side right

Public Holidays in Germany

19 public holidays this year

Date Holiday Local Name
Jan 1 New Year's Day Neujahr
Jan 6 Epiphany Heilige Drei Könige
Mar 8 International Women's Day Internationaler Frauentag
Apr 3 Good Friday Karfreitag
Apr 5 Easter Sunday Ostersonntag
Apr 6 Easter Monday Ostermontag
May 1 Labour Day Tag der Arbeit
May 14 Ascension Day Christi Himmelfahrt
May 24 Pentecost Pfingstsonntag
May 25 Whit Monday Pfingstmontag
Jun 4 Corpus Christi Fronleichnam
Aug 15 Assumption Day Mariä Himmelfahrt
Sep 20 World Children's Day Weltkindertag
Oct 3 German Unity Day Tag der Deutschen Einheit
Oct 31 Reformation Day Reformationstag
Nov 1 All Saints' Day Allerheiligen
Nov 18 Repentance and Prayer Day Buß- und Bettag
Dec 25 Christmas Day Erster Weihnachtstag
Dec 26 St. Stephen's Day Zweiter Weihnachtstag

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Frequently Asked Questions About Rodalben

What is the population of Rodalben?

Rodalben has a population of 7,638 residents and is located in Germany. The population density is 1,226 people per square mile, spread across 6.2 square miles.

Is Rodalben expensive to live in?

The median household income is $29,967, 60% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $74,600 (74% below the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $373 per month, below the national average of $1,163. The home price-to-income ratio is 2.5x, indicating housing is reasonably affordable relative to local income levels.

What is the weather like in Rodalben?

Rodalben has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winter temperatures average 38°F in January, while summers reach an average of 67°F in July. The area receives 236 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 44.6 inches, with 11.0 inches of snow.

How is the job market in Rodalben?

There are 298 business establishments in the area.

How much does housing cost in Rodalben?

The median home value in Rodalben is $74,600. For renters, the median monthly rent is $373. The homeownership rate is 60.9%.

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