Lake Como, Pennsylvania

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
StatePennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District10
CountyWayne
School DistrictWayne Highlands
Region I
Magisterial District22-3-04[1]
TownshipsBuckingham
Preston
Named forLake Como, Italy
Elevation
1,519 ft (463 m)
Time zoneUTC-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.[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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