Jortveit is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Homborsund area in Eide in southern Grimstad. The village of Homborsund lies just south of Jortveit and the Eide Church lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the village. The 0.62-square-kilometre (150-acre) village area (including neighboring Homborsund) has a population (2016) of 662 which gives the village area a population density of 1,068 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,770/sq mi).