Ponshewaing (/ˈpɑːnʃəwæŋ/ PON-shə-WANG) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Ponshewaing is located in southeastern Emmet County, in Littlefield Township, on the north shore of Crooked Lake.

The community of Ponshewaing was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.

[4] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ponshewaing CDP has a total area of 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2), all land.

[3] Of Michigan's 212 census-designated places, Ponshewaing ranks as the smallest in terms of land area.