Silver Spring, Pennsylvania should not be confused with Silver Springs (disambiguation).
| Silver Spring, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Silver Spring |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lancaster |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | West Hempfield |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.0642°N -76.4369°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 17575 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Silver Spring is an unincorporated community located in West Hempfield Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 23.
Silver Spring has one Coptic church (Saint Mary Church). The Coptic church is one of only about six[1] Coptic Orthodox parishes in Pennsylvania, and one of only 200 Coptic Churches in the United States.
Silver Spring's ZIP code is 17575, although, the Village is split into two zip codes (Lancaster – 17601 and Columbia – 17512) for those who do not use a post office box. Many people who live in Silver Spring actually have Rural Route Numbers as their primary postal identification.
Silver Spring has three lakes and two parks that offer recreational opportunities. Purple Lake is a small lake at the end of Purple Lake Drive. Mud Lake is a small lake located near Sycamore Dive. Grubb Lake is a 13acres lake (part of the old Chestnut Hill Iron Ore Mine)[2] that is part of the 54acres Lake Grubb Nature Park which includes a mile-long hiking trail (of which, one-quarter mile is ADA accessible), fishing, playground, and picnic areas.[3] The 11acres Silver Spring Park offers soccer fields, baseball and volleyball fields, playground area, and picnic areas.[4]