Wheatfields is located in southern Gila County in the valley of Pinal Creek. Arizona State Route 188 forms the western edge of the CDP, leading northwest 22 miles (35 km) to Theodore Roosevelt Lake and south 10 miles (16 km) to Globe, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Wheatfields CDP has a total area of 8.1 square miles (20.9 km2), all land.[2]