It is drained by the Maiden Creek into the Schuylkill River and its southern boundary is on South Mountain.

The township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and the local hardiness zone is 6b.

Average monthly temperatures in Moselem Springs range from 29.3 °F in January to 74.1 °F in July.

25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA) bus route 22 serves the township as well as Fleetwood and Lyons, providing a route for workers to the East Penn Manufacturing Company plant in Lyons.

[7] A small portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 182 is located near the northeast corner of the township.