Grim also borders Songdalen and Vennesla municipalities to the west and north, respectively.

The area was called Grimsmoen and in 1643 and 1644 it was transferred from Grim to the city of Kristiansand, and today that area is the city center, called Kvadraturen, after the quadrant-based town plan that was prepared using Renaissance ideals.

The districts of Strai and Mosby were both a part of Oddernes Municipality until it was merged into Kristiansand in 1965.

The centrum has a bakery, pharmacy, hair salon, pizza place, grocery stores, and other business.

There is also a pizza place at Tinnheia torv along with an activity club, solarium and karate center.

It has a small square street called Skomagergada, there is a hair saloon and a pizza place at the location along with a grocery store and Hellemyr Church.

The industrial areas largest businesses is Hennig-Olsen Is, a large Norwegian ice-cream company which has its headquarters here.

Christianssands Bryggeri is a local brewery located in Grim district and was founded 1859.

Tine is the largest dairy company which has it fabric for Southern Norway located at Hellemyr.

Today the park has fountains, creeks, and a cafe named "The General".

The river Otra runs through the Torridal valley where Strai and Mosby are located.

Hellemyr Church was built in 1988 also of concrete and has a seating capacity of 220 people.

Norwegian National Road 9, shortened Rv9, starts with Garnterløkka roundabout and goes past the Christianssands Brewery and Grimsmyra.

Rv9 passes Grim torv and goes through the neighborhoods Klappane, Krossen, Dalane, Bymoen before it goes through Strai and Mosby.

The railroad goes through Grim from Songdalen next to Hellemyr and Norwegian National Road 9 before entering Kristiansand Station.

The Setesdal Line, which operated from 1891 to 1988, started at Grimsbroen where Norwegian National 9 goes today.