Gilbert, Arizona

Gilbert is a town located in Maricopa County in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is approximately 35 miles (56 km) east-southeast of downtown Phoenix. It was once called the “Hay Shipping Capital” of the world, but today it is the fifth-largest city in Arizona and the fourth largest in the Phoenix metropolitan area. It covers an area of nearly 70 square miles (180 km2).

Gilbert has a subtropical, hot desert type of clima­ture with dry and hot summers and mild to warm winters with little rainfall. It is located in the southeast portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is south of Mesa and northeast of Chandler.
According to the United States Census Bureau, in the 2000 Census, the town had an estimated area of 40 square miles (104 km2). As of 2009, and due to annexations the current Municipal Planning Area of Gilbert has a total area of 76.0 square miles (197 km2), of which 75.76 square miles (196.2 km2) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.6 km2) is water.

Arizona is a state where the difference between being sent home with no penalty and facing felony drug possession charges, looking at prison time, is a medical marijuana card. If you are facing any type of drug charge in Gilbert, call The Law Office of Robert P. Jarvis as soon as possible at (480) 632-1200, to get our team of Gilbert criminal justice attorneys started working on your case immediately.