| Balkan | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bell |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1266 |
| Coordinates: | 36.7592°N -83.5444°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 40913 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 507443 |
Balkan is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
A post office was established at Balkan in 1912, and remained in operation until 1982.[1] It was named after the Balkans, in Southeast Europe, the native land of many of the early settlers in this mining community.[2]