In the decade before, two unsuccessful attempts were made to divide Cumru on account of its great extent.

The court appointed Aaron Albright, Richard Boone and Michael K. Boyer as commissioners to inquire into advisability of the proposed division.

The name was derived from a large fresh water spring in the central portion of the area.

[3] Wertz's Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Since it extends from near the Schuylkill River in the northeast to the Lancaster County border in the southwest, the township's terrain varies considerably.

Adjacent boroughs Unincorporated communities in Spring Township include Colony Park, Fritztown (also in South Heidelberg Township,) Lincoln Park, Mohns Hill, Montello, Montrose Manor, Spring Ridge, Springmont, Van Reed Mills (also in Lower Heidelberg Township,) Vinemont (also in South Heidelberg Township,) West Wyomissing, Whitfield, Wilshire, Drexelwood, Whitfield, Whitfield Five, West Lawn, West Wyomissing, Whiskey Ditch, Montrose Manor, Springmont, Cornwall Terrace, The Oaks, Shiloh Hills, Gring's Hill Estates, and Reedy Run.

The township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and the hardiness zone is 6b, except for small areas to the south, where it is 7a.

US 222 and US 422 continue northeast as the Warren Street Bypass across Wyomissing until Pennsylvania Route 12, US 222, and US 422 diverge.

The township shares the primary retail district of Reading's western suburbs with Wyomissing and includes multiple power centers and a number of restaurants in this area extending north and west from the Berkshire Mall as far north as the Spring Ridge Drive exit off US Route 222.

The township hosts Penn State Berks, which offers four-year and associate degrees as well as certificate programs.