Lake_Como,_Pennsylvania Latitude and Longitude:
41°50′59″N 75°20′13″W / 41.84972°N 75.33694°W / 41.84972; -75.33694
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Lake Como, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Lake Como
Nickname: 
Como
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Lake Como."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Lake Como."
Lake Como
Lake Como's location within Pennsylvania.
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Lake Como."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Lake Como."
Lake Como
Lake Como (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°50′59″N 75°20′13″W / 41.84972°N 75.33694°W / 41.84972; -75.33694
CountryUnited States
State Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District 10
County Wayne
School District Wayne Highlands
Region I
Magisterial District22-3-04 [1]
Townships Buckingham
Preston
Named for Lake Como, Italy
Elevation
1,519 ft (463 m)
Time zone UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-4 ( Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
18437
Area code(s) 570
GNIS feature ID1178772 [2]
FIPS code42-127-62600 [3]-40968 [2]

Lake Como is a village in Buckingham and Preston Townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

History

The town is named after Lake Como in Italy. [4]

Background

Lake Como between 20 and 30 houses along its shores, inhabited by a mix of year-round residents and vacationers.[ citation needed]

Nearby are summer camps Nesher, Lohikan, Wayne and Morasha. Landmarks include "The Fort," "The Rock Wall", and "Endless LW."[ citation needed]

There are many species of fish in the private lake, including bass, chain pickerel, walleye, perch, blue-gills, crappies, sun-fish, and bullheads. There are also turtles, snakes, frogs and freshwater mussels. [5]

References

  1. ^ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Lake Como". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Preston Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)[ dead link]
  4. ^ Frank, Norcross (January 1, 1901). "A History of the New York swamp" (PDF). Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ Report of the State Commissioners of Fisheries. Pennsylvania State Commissioners of Fisheries. 1897.


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