A hamlet called Engeland is situated inside the rural area that is part of Beekbergen, as well as several holiday villages, campsites and hotels.

The village also houses a number of retirement homes and a homeless shelter, called "Het Hoogeland".

Beekbergen had 4,546 residents on 1 January 2016, of which about three out of five people were living inside the urban area.

Three overshot watermills were located along the Oude Beek, a stream, that were used to produce paper.

Both mills burned down in 1872 when they were owned by a family called Dijkgraaf, but only the one on the south bank was rebuilt.