The northeastern part of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Shosha, a major right tributary of the Volga.

[9] Due to its location on the Volga, it controlled one of the versions of the Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks.

[12] On 12 July 1929, governorates and uyezds were abolished, and Zubtsovsky District with the administrative center in the town of Zubtsov was established.

[14] On 12 July 1929 Pogorelsky District, with the center in the selo of Pogoreloye Gorodishche was created as well.

[15] The main agricultural specializations of the district are cattle breeding with meat and milk production, and crops growing.

[15] The railroad which connects Moscow and Riga via Rzhev, crosses the district from east to west.

The M9 highway connecting Moscow with Riga also crosses the district passing Zubtsov.

The district contains 17 cultural heritage monuments of federal significance (4 of them in Zubtsov) and additionally 103 objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance (22 of them in Zubtsov).

The federal monuments include the Dormition Cathedral in Zubtsov, the complex of the Stepanovskoye Estate in the selo of Volosovo, as well as a number of archeological sites and of monuments related to World War II.