The village is located on the mainland, along the Kvalsundet strait, at the mouth of the river Kvalsundelva. The village sits just east of the Kvalsund Bridge which connects the mainland to the island of Kvaløya, just to the north. The 1936 Kvalsund Church is located in this village.
The 0.31-square-kilometre (77-acre) village has a population (2023) of 289 which gives the village a population density of 932 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,410/sq mi).
