[4] West Burke is located 8 miles (13 km) north of the village of Lyndonville along U.S. Route 5.

Vermont Route 5A intersects US 5 in the center of the village, leading north to Lake Willoughby.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), all land.

[5] As of the census[2] of 2020, there were 281 people and 98 households residing in the village.

The population density was 597.9 people per square mile (228.5/km2).