Liancheng borders Changting and Shanghang counties to the west and south, and Xinluo, the municipal seat, to the southeast.

Sanming Municipality's Yong'an City and Qingliu County lie to the east and northeast.

Liancheng county is crossed by National Route 205 (Yong'an downtown--Shanghang centre).

The 319 (Xinluo downtown--Changting centre) crossing the southwest of the county is for about half its length identical with the 205.

The Liancheng County executive, legislature and judiciary is in Lianfeng Town, together with the CPC and PSB branches.