[4] New York State Routes 15 and 15A intersect in the community.

The hamlet is in the Springwater Valley, along Springwater Creek, which flows north 2 miles (3 km) to Hemlock Lake, one of New York's Finger Lakes.

Springwater is 11 miles (18 km) south of Hemlock via State Route 15A.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Springwater CDP has an area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.

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