| West Van Lear, Kentucky | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | West Van Lear |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Johnson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.82 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 768 |
| Population Density Km2: | 272.65 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 37.7861°N -82.7806°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-82056 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.12 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 705.88 |
West Van Lear is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Even though it is unincorporated, it has a post office and its own ZIP code (41268).[2] It has a small grocery store, a volunteer fire department, and a community center.
West Van Lear's post office was established on April 29, 1912, with James H. Price as postmaster.[3]