The village is located on the northeastern coast of the Varanger Peninsula along the Barents Sea.

The village lies along Norwegian County Road 890, just east of Berlevåg Airport.

The Hurtigruten coastal express boats stop daily at Berlevåg.

Near the end of World War II, the Germans retreated from Finnmark county from September 1944 to February 1945 and they used scorched earth tactics and all buildings in Berlevåg were burned down.

In June 2022, a production facility to generate hydrogen opened in Berlevåg.