Dhronecken lies between Trier and Saarbrücken, on the Hunsrückhöhenstraße ("Hunsrück Heights Road", a scenic road across the Hunsrück built originally as a military road on Hermann Göring's orders), 9 km from the Autobahn A 1 towards Morbach.
Dhronecken belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf, whose seat is in the municipality of Thalfang.