At the centre of this district is the Mok-dong area, which is home to numerous shopping outlets, bars and restaurants, an ice rink, and large residential buildings inhabited by mostly upper-middle and upper-class families.

Kim Soo-young of the Democratic Party was the district's first female mayor, which she served from July 2014 to June 2022.

Now, the Yangcheon District is home to mostly middle and upper-class families and is considered one of the better wards in Seoul to live.

Yangcheon is located to the east of Gimpo International Airport and just south of the river from the popular Hongdae area of Seoul.

In Mok-dong, the Hyperion Towers, a group of three buildings completed in 2003, dominate the skyline.