Silver Spring, Pennsylvania
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Silver Spring, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community located in West Hempfield Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 23.
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[edit] About the Village
Silver Spring, Pennsylvania is home to several small businesses and farms, West Hempfield Fire and Rescue Company, two parks, three lakes, a community of River Brethren, and one (Saint Mary) of only five Coptic Churches in Pennsylvania and 132 Coptic Churches in the United States. [1]
Silver Spring’s ZIP code is 17575, although, the Village is split into two zip codes (Lancaster – 17601 and Columbia – 17512) for those who do not use a post office box. Many people who live in Silver Spring actually have Rural Route Numbers as their primary postal identification.
[edit] Recreation
Silver Spring has three lakes and two parks that offer recreational opportunities. Purple Lake is a small lake at the end of Purple Lake Drive. Mud Lake is a small lake located near Sycamore Dive. Grubb Lake is a 13-acre lake (part of the old Chestnut Hill Iron Ore Mine) [2] that is part of the 54-acre Lake Grubb Nature Park which includes a mile-long hiking trail (of which, one-quarter mile is ADA accessible), fishing, playground, and picnic areas. [3] The 11-acre Silver Spring Park offers soccer fields, baseball and volleyball fields, playground area, and picnic areas. [4]
[edit] References
- Directory of Coptic Churches in the Unites States and Canada
- Lake Grubb Nature Park
- Silver Spring Park
