Höchstetten has an area of 2.64 km² (1.02 sq mi).
 Of this area, 1.87 km² (0.72 sq mi) or 70.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.52 km² (0.20 sq mi) or 19.7% is forested.
  Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km² (0.073 sq mi) or 7.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%.
 Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests.
 Of the agricultural land, 59.5% is used for growing crops and  10.6% is pastures.
 All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located on the Bern-Zürich highway.

On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Burgdorf, the municipality's former district, was dissolved.
 On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Emmental.
Höchstetten has an area of 2.64 km² (1.02 sq mi).  Of this area, 1.87 km² (0.72 sq mi) or 70.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.52 km² (0.20 sq mi) or 19.7% is forested.   Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km² (0.073 sq mi) or 7.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%.  Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests.  Of the agricultural land, 59.5% is used for growing crops and  10.6% is pastures.  All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located on the Bern-Zürich highway.
On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Burgdorf, the municipality's former district, was dissolved.  On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Emmental.
Höchstetten, Switzerland