Nevlunghavn and neighboring Helgeroa have grown together through conurbation so that Statistics Norway considers them to form one urban area.

Helgeroa is now a popular tourist destination, and large numbers of campgrounds can be found in the immediate nearby area.

The village was important, but it was not the administrative centre, as this was located at Tanum and later in the town of Larvik.

[5] Despite being permanent home to just a few hundred households, Helgeroa receives thousands of visitors every summer.

[6][7] Helgeroa lies in a sheltered harbor on the western shore of the Oslo Fjord.