Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Cana, VA

Cana is an unincorporated census-designated place in Carroll County, Virginia, sitting just north of the North Carolina state line at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Cana was first listed as a census-designated place in the 2000 census.

The 2020 census counted 1,243 people in Cana, a remarkably stable figure next to 1,254 residents in 2010 and 1,228 in 2000.

At the 2000 census, Cana's residents lived in 520 households and 362 families.

Cana holds the distinction of being the only census-designated place in Carroll County that lies outside the Appalachian Mountains, in the Virginia Piedmont.

Cana is famous for "Produce Alley," a roughly six-mile stretch of Route 52 (the Fancy Gap Highway) running north from the North Carolina line, lined with farm produce stands selling peaches, apples, cantaloupes, watermelons, tomatoes, jams, jellies, and country hams.

The Produce Alley tradition of roadside farm stands along Route 52 dates back to at least the 1950s, before the modern interstate highways drew traffic away from the route.

Ayers Orchards in Cana offers pick-your-own cherries, apples, peaches, nectarines, and plums at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

From Cana, Route 52 climbs the Blue Ridge escarpment to Fancy Gap, a major access point for the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Carroll County counted 29,155 people in the 2020 census, and Cana is one of its larger communities — the county's only incorporated town is Hillsville, the county seat.