[7] Lengshuijiang is located in the middle of Hunan province, on foothills of the Xuefeng Mountains and along the Zi River.

The city is bordered to the north by Anhua County, to the east by Lianyuan, to the south by Xinshao, and to the west and northwest by Xinhua.

[12] As of 2016, the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China estimates the city's population to be 372,400.

Lengshuijiang has a majority Han population with Miao, Hui and Tujia ethnic minorities.

The city hosts religious institutions of various faiths, including Christianity, Islam, Chinese folk religion, Buddhism, and Taoism.

The spot was used for location filming of the 1986 fantasy television series Journey to the West.

Zhoutouhu Holiday Resort (周头湖度假区) is a popular attraction in the city for recreation for residents.