Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.9 square miles (85.2 km²), of which, 32.5 square miles (84.2 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (1.16%) is water.
Unincorporated communities and census designated places in Silver Spring Township:
- Dillsburg Junction
- Hogestown
- Locust Point
- New Kingstown
- Roxbury
- Wertzville
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