Ocean City

Maryland beach town

Ocean City is the name of several U.S. coastal resort towns, most notably in Maryland and New Jersey.

These beach communities draw summer vacationers with boardwalks, amusement parks, and oceanfront hotels: We rented a house in Ocean City for the week.

The name is generic enough that locals specify which one: Ocean City, Maryland or OC.

Related

Chesapeake Bay · Annapolis · barrier island · beach · resort · blue crabs · salt marshes · fishing · vacation · senior week · seaside · summer festivals · amusement parks · mini golf · sunbathing · seagulls · tourism · lifeguard

Opposites
geographic setting

Ocean CityDenver

Colorado's capital city

mountain town · Salt Lake City · alpine village · high desert · desert town

economic/cultural character

Ocean Cityfactory town

Settlement built around industry

mill town · mining town · Pittsburgh · Detroit · Indiana

climate and environment

Ocean CityPhoenix

Arizona's capital city

Tucson · Las Vegas · Death Valley · desert town · arid climate

Family

city, ocean, oceanic, oceanography, oceanographer, transoceanic, oceanographical

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G