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.

There were 3,604 housing units at an average density of 400.4 per square mile (154.6/km2).

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.