The city is a major railway junction or a transportation mecca, served by the Jungang, Chungbuk and Taebaek Lines.

Jecheon is located in the northern part of North Chungcheong Province bordering Mungyeong to the south, while Wonju and Yeongwol-gun, which are located in Gangwon Province, are to the north.

A wide variety of traditional medical and herbal products and therapies are available, attracting people all over Korea to visit the city.

Jecheon has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

As a result, it is an area where the annual temperature difference is quite large, similar to Cheorwon-gun when it is really cold.