Silver Spring is an unincorporated community located in West Hempfield Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 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.
Grubb Lake is a 13-acre (53,000 m2) lake (part of the old Chestnut Hill Iron Ore Mine)[2] that is part of the 54-acre (220,000 m2) Lake Grubb Nature Park which includes a mile-long hiking trail (of which, one-quarter mile is ADA accessible), fishing, playground, and picnic areas.