Ocean City (
OC or
OCMD), officially the
Town of Ocean City, is an
Atlantic resort town in
Worcester County,
Maryland. Ocean City is widely known in the
Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is a frequent destination for vacationers in that area. The population was 7,102 at the
2010 U.S. Census, although during summer weekends the city hosts between 320,000 and 345,000 vacationers, and up to 8 million visitors annually. During the summer, Ocean City becomes the second most populated town in Maryland. It is part of the
Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.