Lake Como, New Jersey
Lake Como, New Jersey | |
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Lake Como Borough Hall | |
Map of Lake Como in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Lake Como, New Jersey | |
Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′12″N 74°01′29″W / 40.170011°N 74.024861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | May 6, 1924 as South Belmar |
| Renamed | January 4, 2005 as Lake Como |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Kevin G. Higgins (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Andrew Huisman |
| • Municipal clerk | Amy L. Boney |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| • Land | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 3.08% |
| • Rank | 556th of 565 in state 51st of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,697 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,665 |
| • Rank | 501st of 565 in state 45th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 6,741.7/sq mi (2,603.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 73rd of 565 in state 6th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07719 – Belmar |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402537560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885400 |
| Website | www |
Lake Como is a borough located in the Jersey Shore region, within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,697, a decrease of 62 (−3.5%) from the 2010 census count of 1,759, which in turn reflected a decline of 47 (−2.6%) from the 1,806 counted in the 2000 census. It is the tenth-smallest municipality by land area in New Jersey.
Lake Como was originally formed as the borough of South Belmar by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1924, from portions of Wall Township, subject to the results of a referendum held on May 6, 1924. On November 2, 2004, voters in the borough approved changing the locality's name to Lake Como, which became effective as of January 4, 2005.