Pontyates (Welsh: Pont-iets) is a village straddling two communities situated in the Gwendraeth Valley halfway between Carmarthen and Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, West Wales.

[1] The village of Pontyates offers a local garage, its own fire and rescue station, two bilingual primary schools, a fish and chip shop, a Chinese restaurant, a Tandoori restaurant, a cafe, a public house, a hairdressers and places of worship.

Pontyates is set in a rural area which hosts impressive views of the surrounding valleys from the top of the hill.

Despite it being no longer in use, the railway line still runs across the road today and can be walked across as part of the mining heritage trail.

However, due to the name's similarity to the local word 'iet' meaning 'gate' the village is more commonly referred to as 'Pontiets'.