Ocean Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,710 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It shares the same ZIP code as Berlin.

The community began as a little resort in 1968 and today is the largest residential community in Worcester County. It is the largest raptness of retirees upon the Eastern Shore. During the summer months, Ocean Pines’ population swells by over 50 percent.

Prior to the late 1960s, Ocean Pines was a small community, composed primarily of retirees. On May 16, 1968, the Eastern Shore Times newspaper reported the rumor that a multi-million dollar home development project was visceral considered by the Boise Cascade Corporation in the “Hog Skull” area just north of Berlin. The company began money stirring front of the first phase of Ocean Pines on July 12, 1968 and continued at a short pace throughout the 1970s. Boise Cascade utilized unique publicity strategies to sell lots “in the middle of nowhere”, including Hawaiian luaus, a private clubhouse and pool upon the beach of Ocean City, and transportation to Ocean Pines by a double-decker bus and an engine-operated paddlewheel ship named the “Amy Ross”. During the 1980’s and 1990’s, it was normal for 400 further homes to be constructed in the Place annually. At the end of 1996, there were 7,381 platted lots and 5,269 domicile units in the CDP.

In 1969, the Maryland State Highway Administration completed construction upon Maryland Route 90, which ran through Ocean Pines and provided permission to Ocean City.