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PARTNER WITH COASTAL STYLE

Your next customer is already reading Coastal Style.

Since 2004, Coastal Style has covered the homes, people and places of the Eastern Shore. Our readers keep each issue for weeks and act on what they find in it. We’d like to put your business in front of them.

Sept/Oct 2026 Coastal Style cover: a white staircase curving above an arched doorway that opens onto a bayfront living room.
Photo by Darren Setlow

Since 2004

126 issues and counting

25,000

copies each issue

105,000

estimated readers each issue*

40+

Eastern Shore towns

*Estimated readership, based on an industry readers-per-copy average.

OUR READERS

Readers who act on what they see.

Most of our readers own their home here, and most of them make the buying decisions for it. In the past year, 86% took a purchasing action because of an ad or article in Coastal Style.

75% say their respect for Coastal Style carries over to the businesses that advertise in it.

  • 93%own their home
  • 1 in 3also own a vacation property
  • 76%make all or most of their household’s buying decisions
  • 93%were influenced by ads in the issue
  • 57%spend 30 minutes or more with each issue
Photographer Sharon Thorpe walks through the woods with her camera.
Photo by Jill Jasuta
Textile artist Yuh Okano paints a long length of silk in her studio.
Photo by Jill Jasuta
A plated course from the bourbon dinner at 1945 Steak & Seafood in Ocean City.
Photo by Pamela Aquilani

Source: Baxter Research Center reader survey, May/June 2025, 300 respondents.

VISIBILITY

Five counties. 40+ towns.

We mail Coastal Style to subscribers and place it at more than 1,100 spots where our readers spend their time. We restock every week, so the current issue is always out.

Share of print copies

Map of the five counties Coastal Style covers: Sussex County, DE, and Worcester, Wicomico, Dorchester and Talbot Counties, MD, with 41 distribution towns marked. Atlantic OceanChesapeake Bay Lewes Georgetown Ocean City Berlin Snow Hill Salisbury Cambridge Easton St. Michaels

The towns where you’ll find Coastal Style, by county:

  • Sussex County, DE: Fenwick Island, Bethany Beach, Ocean View, Millville, Dewey Beach, Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Milton, Milford, Selbyville, Frankford, Dagsboro, Millsboro, Georgetown, Long Neck, Harbeson, Seaford, Bridgeville, Greenwood, Laurel.
  • Worcester County, MD: Ocean City, West Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Berlin, Bishopville, Snow Hill.
  • Wicomico County, MD: Salisbury, Fruitland, Delmar, Pittsville, Parsonsburg, Willards, Hebron, Mardela Springs, Quantico.
  • Dorchester and Talbot Counties, MD: Dorchester: Cambridge, Hurlock. Talbot: Easton, St. Michaels, Oxford, Trappe.

Where you’ll find us

Boutique hotels, marinas, restaurants, real estate offices, design showrooms, custom home builders, banks, law offices, dental and medical offices, salons and spas, galleries and specialty shops.

Beyond the Shore

Subscribers in 39 states, and more than 10,000 visits a month to CoastalStyleMag.com.

SHELF LIFE

Each issue stays out for eight weeks or more.

Readers come back to it. 85% pick up each issue twice or more, and 30% save ads to use later.

Source: Baxter Research Center reader survey, May/June 2025.

Coastal Style Nov/Dec 2025 cover: a white farmhouse lit for the holidays at dusk.Coastal Style Jan/Feb 2026 cover: wicker chairs at a set table on a deck above the beach.Coastal Style Mar/Apr 2026 cover: a bright dining room with a colorful painting.Coastal Style May/Jun 2026 cover: the wake behind a classic wooden boat flying a flag.Coastal Style Jul/Aug 2026 cover: a clubhouse above a golf green and pond.Coastal Style Sept/Oct 2026 cover: a white staircase above an arched doorway onto a bayfront room.

Cover credits: Sept/Oct 2026, Darren Setlow · Jul/Aug 2026, courtesy Baywood Greens · May/Jun 2026, Bill Mish · Mar/Apr 2026, Krista Valliant · Jan/Feb 2026, Keyanna Bowen · Nov/Dec 2025, Grant L. Gursky

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Heard around the Shore.

My first experience with Coastal Style was seeing it in the finer homes we clean along the Delaware coast. It always seemed to be on the coffee table. … They make the advertising seamless, and many customers mention seeing our ads.

David Brasure

Brasure’s Carpet Care, Inc.

“Partnering with Coastal Style has gained us the additional exposure we need to position our company for continued growth.”

Justin White

Live Oak Home Builders

“I’ve had a few people just today that have stopped me and mentioned that they read the article. Not to mention, it’s helped my website and socials get a lot of traction.”

Robby Chin

Eastern Shore Gyotaku, on his feature story

BOOK A CALL

Let’s talk about your goals.

Pick a time for a 30-minute call with our team. We’ll ask about your business and who you want to reach, then put together a plan that fits your budget.

Prefer the phone? Call 410-205-MAGS, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, or email Info@CoastalStyleMag.com.

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