 Neighboring municipalities are Oberlahr in the west, Eichen in the northwest, Pleckhausen and Dürrholz in the south.Döttesfeld was created on 7 June 1969 through the merger of the municipalities Döttesfeld, Bauscheid and Oberähren.Based on censuses, the development of Döttesfeld's population relative to today's municipal area ranges from 1871 to 1987.