Westzaan is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland.

It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 13 km northeast of Haarlem.

It is located west of Zaandam, Koog aan de Zaan and Zaandijk, southwest of Wormer, southeast of Krommenie and south and southeast of Assendelft.

[3] Westzaan developed in the 12th century as a peat excavation settlement.

[5] Westzaan has the only wind powered paper mill in the world.