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
PA 247 northbound in Lake Como
Nickname:  Como
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Coordinates: 41°50′59″N 75°20′13″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District	10
County	Wayne
School District	Wayne Highlands Region I
Magisterial District	22-3-04[1]
Townships	Buckingham Preston
Named after	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	570
GNIS feature ID	1178772[2]
FIPS code	42-127-62600[3]-40968[2]

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]