It is composed of a single village, Bărbulești, which was part of Armășești commune until being split off as a separate entity in 2006.

The commune is situated at the western edge of the Bărăgan Plain, at an altitude of 51 m (167 ft).

Bărbulești is crossed by national road DN1D [ro], which connects Urziceni with Ploiești.

The Bărbulești halt serves the CFR Main Line 700, which connects Bucharest to Brăila, Galați and the border with Moldova at Giurgiulești, as well as Line 701, which starts in Urziceni and ends in Ploiești.

According to the 2011 census, Bărbulești had a population of 5,902 inhabitants; of those, 79.7% were Roma, 2.64% Romanians, and 17.66% of unknown ethnic origin.