OceanMD
Some 18 people live in this town, in Maryland.
Is Ocean a good place to live?
Among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a higher home-ownership rate than Ocean. Ocean has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
18 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ocean.
Ocean stands out in Maryland and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
The seasons in Ocean: chilly, snowy winters, pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 20° and about 72 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Maryland and the rest of the country, more of Ocean’s adults have been diagnosed with depression
40% of Ocean adults sleep under 7 hours, where Maryland’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 36%. For adults in the town, the share who report frequent mental distress is 19%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Ocean beats Maryland on 1 and trails on 15.
| Ocean | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Ocean | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.6% | 13.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.4% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Ocean is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Ocean than in 58% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 80% come from inland flooding and 6% from strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Ocean
Fallingwater and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ocean. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw30 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
18 mi MountainMount Davis
36 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
9 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
31 mi State parkOhiopyle State ParkPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Ocean: who provides what
Ocean is unincorporated, so Allegany County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Ocean
About 0 of every 100 Ocean residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
About Ocean
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Ocean is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 32. Ocean is located in the Georges Creek Valley of western Allegany County, along Maryland Route 936. Frostburg is 4 miles (6 km) to the north, and Lonaconing is 4 miles (6 km) to the southwest.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 1,750 ft
Questions about Ocean
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Is Ocean, MD a good place to live?
Ocean has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 18 people live in this town, in Maryland.
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