Ocean City, Berlin & Worcester Coast

US-50 / MD-528 Coastal Hwy

The Atlantic coastal strip of Worcester County, anchored by Ocean City — Maryland's premier beach resort town (summer population swelling from 7,000 permanent residents to 300,000+). The region includes Ocean Pines (the largest CDP on the Maryland Eastern Shore, a 1968 master-planned golf community), Berlin (the 2014 'Coolest Small Town in America' and setting for the Tim Burton movie 'Runaway Bride'), West Ocean City, and the barrier island Assateague Island National Seashore (famous for wild horses). Major employers include the hospitality and tourism industry, with Atlantic General Hospital as the region's medical anchor.