Located adjacent to the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council.

During the 2023 war between Hamas and Israel, northern Israeli border communities, including Yir'on, faced targeted attacks by Hezbollah and Palestinian factions based in Lebanon, and were evacuated.

[6]The main income source is Paskal Technologies located in the Ma'alot-Tarshiha industrial zone.

Other sources of income include a zipper factory (Paskal Zippers), field crops, fruit orchards (apples, pears, cherries and kiwis) and a furniture factory, Rehitay Yir'on, which specializes in ready-to-assemble furniture.

On the grounds of the kibbutz is a 200-year old hackberry tree, which is considered holy in Islamic tradition.