Yeongcheon-si is located 350 km eastwest of Seoul. It is in the southeast of North Gyeongsang-do. Bordering Gyeongju-shi and Pohang-shi eastward, Gyeongsan-shi and Daegu Metropolitan City westward, Cheongdo-gun southward and Cheongseung-gun and Gunwi-gun northward, it is the city that plays a pivotal role in the northern Gyeongsang area.