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Lake Como, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 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
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.

Lake Como has approximately 20-30 houses along its shores, both inhabited by year-round residents as well as the occasional vacationers. Lake Como is well known for the local Pizza Shop, Villa Como. It includes several well-known landmarks, such as "The Fort," "The Rock Wall", and "Endless LW."

There is a large aquatic life presence at the lake. The lake contains several types of fish which may be caught with the appropriate fishing licenses: Bass, Pickerel, Walleye, Perch, Blue-Gills, Crappies, Sun-Fish, and Bullheads. There are also several known species of turtles, snakes, frogs, and several different 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. ^ a b "Lake Como". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link]


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