Dana, North Carolina

Dana is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 3,329 as of the 2010 census.

History
A post office called Dana has been in operation since 1892. The community was named for Dana Hadley, the son of the original owner of the town site.

Geography
Dana is in eastern Henderson County, with the town center sitting at an elevation of 2256 ft above sea level on the Eastern Continental Divide. The eastern half of the community drains to the Hungry River and is part of the Green River–Broad River–Congaree River–Santee River system flowing to the Atlantic Ocean, while the western half of Dana flows towards Mud Creek, part of the French Broad River–Tennessee River–Mississippi River system flowing to the Gulf of Mexico.

Dana is 5 mi east of Hendersonville, the county seat, and 28 mi southeast of Asheville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Dana CDP has a total area of 23.1 sqkm, of which 0.06 sqkm, or 0.26%, are water.