Ocean City can be a lively place and it's not easy to keep up with what's happening in the community.
As everyone is reconnecting, one way that's happening is via Facebook groups focused on specific places and interests. There's no need to get lost in the scroll. Patch has done the footwork of separating out inactive pages and has identified 5 must-check-out Ocean City Facebook groups.
This is a fun page where locals and visitors can post their Ocean City photos. Posts are counting down the days to Memorial Day, as the tourist town awaits beach and boardwalk goers. This page has 213,000 followers!
This Facebook group sounds friendly and: chatty. The page greets you with, "Welcome Aboard OCNJ Chatter 'The Talk of Ocean City New Jersey,' It's Shore Nice to Sea You!" Its 28, 471 members made over 600 posts last month. If you just LOVE Ocean City, NJ, either as a local or a visitor, you might want to get in on the chatter.
Here's a group that's about business and events in Ocean City. Upcoming concerts are posted, along with information on fundraisers helping local businesses that are recovering from the pandemic. Like many other community and business pages, this one posts ads seeking workers. There are 7,300 members keeping it lively.
In a tourist town, the locals need their own space and this may be the online group you want if you live in Ocean City. It posts school and government news and is a forum for talking about local issues of concern to residents and homeowners. Its more than 5,300 members can also buy and sell on the group page.
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Ocean City/Upper Township Online Yard sale — without the yard
More than 12,000 have joined this group to swap stuff in the Ocean City area. Before you join, there's a list of items not to bring to the sale page. No real estate is posted, weapon sales are forbidden, and there is no business advertising. In March more than 1,100 items were posted.