Shangshui County, part of Zhoukou City, Henan Province, is located in the southeastern part of Henan Province and the southwestern part of Zhoukou City, neighboring Zhaoling District in the west, Shangcai County in the south, Xiangcheng City in the east, Chuanhui District in the north, and Xihua and Huaiyang Districts in the northwest and northeast, across the Shaxi River. As of November 2022, Shangshui County has 4 streets, 12 towns and 7 townships under its jurisdiction. With a total area of 1,270 square kilometers and 1.39 million acres of cultivated land, Shangshui County has a resident population of 960,453 as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, according to the results of the Seventh National Population Census.
Shangshui County is located in the new city street office connected to Chuanhui District, Zhoukou City, with big and small 3-way bus interchange.On May 9, 2019, after a special assessment and inspection at the provincial level, Shangshui County, Henan Province, met the criteria for lifting from poverty and formally withdrew from the sequence of poverty-stricken counties.
In 2021, Shangshui County's GDP reached 33.39 billion yuan, up 8.74 billion yuan from the end of 2017, with an average annual growth rate of 5.8%. General public budget revenue reached 980 million yuan, up 320 million yuan from the end of 2017, with an average annual growth rate of 8.5%. Investment in fixed assets grew by 6.7% on average annually.