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Welcome to West Ocean City ...

West Ocean City is located in Worcester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Ocean City: W. Ocean City

West Ocean City is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: West Ocean City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for West Ocean City: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named West Ocean City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Ocean City - it's located in New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Ocean City.

Communities near West Ocean City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Ocean City.

  • Berlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
  • Selbyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocean View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Frankford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Willards
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dagsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Millville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Ocean City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Ocean City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Ocean City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Ocean City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Ocean City. See our Newspapers Page for West Ocean City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Ocean City ...

Looking for more information about West Ocean City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Ocean City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Ocean City.

Adding West Ocean City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Ocean City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for West Ocean City was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Ocean City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Ocean City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the West Ocean City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the West Ocean City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.