Lake Como is a village in Buckingham and Preston Townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
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Lake Como, Pennsylvania | |
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Village | |
Village of 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 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 ID | 1178772[2] |
FIPS code | 42-127-62600[3]-40968[2] |
The town is named after Lake Como in Italy.[4]
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]
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County seat: Honesdale | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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