Welcome to Como ...

The town of Como is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Como is located in Hopkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Como, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Como has a population of 724 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Como is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Como lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Como: (903) and (430)<4>

The ZIP code for Como: 75431<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Como had an population of 724 people. This is an increase of 3.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Como had a population of 702 people. This makes Como the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 702 people, the population of Como increased 13.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 621 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Como.

Communities Also Named Como ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Como - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Como.

Communities near Como ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Como.

• Sulphur Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <6>
• Winnsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <6>
• Mount Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <6>
• Quitman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <6>
• Yantis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
  • Yantis is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <6>
• Tira
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
  • Tira is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
• Pickton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickton
  • Pickton is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickton <6>
• Black Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
• Tazewell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
• Weaver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Weaver is located in Hopkins County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Como. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Como.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Como. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Como.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Como. See our Newspapers Page for Como.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Como ...

Looking for more information about Como? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Como, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Como.

Adding Como to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Como in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Como was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Como in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Como post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Como.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Como. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/