The spatial variability and distribution of NO₃- N in shallow groundwater in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain were studied by means of GPS and GIS technology. The results indicated that it did not show a spatial structure at the sampling density of 35～50 km in shallow groundwater. The spatial variability of NO₃-N content belonged to high intensity. The area of NO₃—N concentration over 20 mg· L^-1 was about 10% of the whole Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, and was mainly distributed in the zone from Tianjin to Jinan and Xincai, Fuyang and Bengbu in the Huaihe River Basin. The area of NO₃-N content in the range of 10—20 mg·L^-1 was distributed in the region from Xuzhou to Lianyungang in Jiangsu Province and Weifang,in Shandong Provence, which was about 11.5% of the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain. The NO₃—N concentration in the shallow groundwater was related to the groundwater depth. The NO₃-N concentration was usually over 20 mg·L^-1 when the groundwater level was less 3 m, while the NO₃—N content was less 10 mg·L^-1 when the groundwater level was over 10 m. It implied that the affecting depth of the nitrate leaching on the groundwater was less than 10 m. These results were beneficial to making decision for increasing water and fertilizer utilization efficiency and to the sustaining agricultural development in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain.