South Abington Township is the northern terminus of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476).

The community of Chinchilla is in the southern part of the township, mostly east of U.S. Route 11 and Interstate 81.

As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 9,073 people, 3,364 households, and 2,328 families residing in the township.

26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Sukanya Roy, who won the 2011 National Spelling Bee, is from South Abington Township.