| Official Name: | West Danby, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | West Danby |
| Coordinates: | 42.3189°N -76.5253°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tompkins |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Danby |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.37 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.55 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.54 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 59.66 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 940 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 14883 (West Danby) 14867 (Newfield) |
| Area Code: | 607 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-79697 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806986 |
| Population Total: | 211 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 154.47 |
West Danby is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Danby, Tompkins County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
The community is in southern Tompkins County, on the west side of the town of Danby. It is bordered to the west by the town of Newfield. New York State Routes 34 and 96 run together through the center of the hamlet, leading north 10miles to Ithaca and south 8miles to Spencer.
West Danby is on the west side of the deep valley of Cayuga Inlet, which runs north to Cayuga Lake at Ithaca.
West Danby is currently not served by any natural gas connections and relies on the delivery of propane or other home heating fuel oils. Most of the hamlet is served by a public municipal water system [2] serving approximately 150 customers.