Lake Como, Pennsylvania

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

Lake Como, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Lake Como
Nickname(s): 
Como
Lake Como
Lake Como's location within Pennsylvania.
Lake Como
Lake Como (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°50′59″N 75°20′13″W
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 has approximately 20-30 houses along its shores inhabited by a mix of year-round residents and vacationers.

Local businesses include Villa Como Italian Restaurant, The Fishin Hole Bar & Grill and The Jericho Dairy Bar.

Nearby are summer camps Lohikan, Wayne and Morasha.

Landmarks include "The Fort," "The Rock Wall", and "Endless LW."

There are many fish in the private lake: Bass, Pickerel, Walleye, Perch, Blue-Gills, Crappies, Sun-Fish, and Bullheads. There are also turtles, snakes, frogs and freshwater mussels.

References
  1. "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. "Lake Como". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Preston Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-31.


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