diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/gpio.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32/gpio.cpp
index 27572063ca..a98245b889 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/gpio.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/gpio.cpp
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ struct ISRPinArg {
 
 ISRInternalGPIOPin ESP32InternalGPIOPin::to_isr() const {
   auto *arg = new ISRPinArg{};  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
-  arg->pin = this->pin_;
+  arg->pin = this->get_pin_num();
   arg->flags = gpio::FLAG_NONE;
-  arg->inverted = inverted_;
+  arg->inverted = this->pin_flags_.inverted;
 #if defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32)
-  arg->use_rtc = rtc_gpio_is_valid_gpio(this->pin_);
+  arg->use_rtc = rtc_gpio_is_valid_gpio(this->get_pin_num());
   if (arg->use_rtc)
-    arg->rtc_pin = rtc_io_number_get(this->pin_);
+    arg->rtc_pin = rtc_io_number_get(this->get_pin_num());
 #endif
   return ISRInternalGPIOPin((void *) arg);
 }
@@ -69,23 +69,23 @@ void ESP32InternalGPIOPin::attach_interrupt(void (*func)(void *), void *arg, gpi
   gpio_int_type_t idf_type = GPIO_INTR_ANYEDGE;
   switch (type) {
     case gpio::INTERRUPT_RISING_EDGE:
-      idf_type = inverted_ ? GPIO_INTR_NEGEDGE : GPIO_INTR_POSEDGE;
+      idf_type = this->pin_flags_.inverted ? GPIO_INTR_NEGEDGE : GPIO_INTR_POSEDGE;
       break;
     case gpio::INTERRUPT_FALLING_EDGE:
-      idf_type = inverted_ ? GPIO_INTR_POSEDGE : GPIO_INTR_NEGEDGE;
+      idf_type = this->pin_flags_.inverted ? GPIO_INTR_POSEDGE : GPIO_INTR_NEGEDGE;
       break;
     case gpio::INTERRUPT_ANY_EDGE:
       idf_type = GPIO_INTR_ANYEDGE;
       break;
     case gpio::INTERRUPT_LOW_LEVEL:
-      idf_type = inverted_ ? GPIO_INTR_HIGH_LEVEL : GPIO_INTR_LOW_LEVEL;
+      idf_type = this->pin_flags_.inverted ? GPIO_INTR_HIGH_LEVEL : GPIO_INTR_LOW_LEVEL;
       break;
     case gpio::INTERRUPT_HIGH_LEVEL:
-      idf_type = inverted_ ? GPIO_INTR_LOW_LEVEL : GPIO_INTR_HIGH_LEVEL;
+      idf_type = this->pin_flags_.inverted ? GPIO_INTR_LOW_LEVEL : GPIO_INTR_HIGH_LEVEL;
       break;
   }
-  gpio_set_intr_type(pin_, idf_type);
-  gpio_intr_enable(pin_);
+  gpio_set_intr_type(this->get_pin_num(), idf_type);
+  gpio_intr_enable(this->get_pin_num());
   if (!isr_service_installed) {
     auto res = gpio_install_isr_service(ESP_INTR_FLAG_LEVEL3);
     if (res != ESP_OK) {
@@ -94,31 +94,31 @@ void ESP32InternalGPIOPin::attach_interrupt(void (*func)(void *), void *arg, gpi
     }
     isr_service_installed = true;
   }
-  gpio_isr_handler_add(pin_, func, arg);
+  gpio_isr_handler_add(this->get_pin_num(), func, arg);
 }
 
 std::string ESP32InternalGPIOPin::dump_summary() const {
   char buffer[32];
-  snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "GPIO%" PRIu32, static_cast<uint32_t>(pin_));
+  snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "GPIO%" PRIu32, static_cast<uint32_t>(this->pin_));
   return buffer;
 }
 
 void ESP32InternalGPIOPin::setup() {
   gpio_config_t conf{};
-  conf.pin_bit_mask = 1ULL << static_cast<uint32_t>(pin_);
-  conf.mode = flags_to_mode(flags_);
-  conf.pull_up_en = flags_ & gpio::FLAG_PULLUP ? GPIO_PULLUP_ENABLE : GPIO_PULLUP_DISABLE;
-  conf.pull_down_en = flags_ & gpio::FLAG_PULLDOWN ? GPIO_PULLDOWN_ENABLE : GPIO_PULLDOWN_DISABLE;
+  conf.pin_bit_mask = 1ULL << static_cast<uint32_t>(this->pin_);
+  conf.mode = flags_to_mode(this->flags_);
+  conf.pull_up_en = this->flags_ & gpio::FLAG_PULLUP ? GPIO_PULLUP_ENABLE : GPIO_PULLUP_DISABLE;
+  conf.pull_down_en = this->flags_ & gpio::FLAG_PULLDOWN ? GPIO_PULLDOWN_ENABLE : GPIO_PULLDOWN_DISABLE;
   conf.intr_type = GPIO_INTR_DISABLE;
   gpio_config(&conf);
-  if (flags_ & gpio::FLAG_OUTPUT) {
-    gpio_set_drive_capability(pin_, drive_strength_);
+  if (this->flags_ & gpio::FLAG_OUTPUT) {
+    gpio_set_drive_capability(this->get_pin_num(), this->get_drive_strength());
   }
 }
 
 void ESP32InternalGPIOPin::pin_mode(gpio::Flags flags) {
   // can't call gpio_config here because that logs in esp-idf which may cause issues
-  gpio_set_direction(pin_, flags_to_mode(flags));
+  gpio_set_direction(this->get_pin_num(), flags_to_mode(flags));
   gpio_pull_mode_t pull_mode = GPIO_FLOATING;
   if ((flags & gpio::FLAG_PULLUP) && (flags & gpio::FLAG_PULLDOWN)) {
     pull_mode = GPIO_PULLUP_PULLDOWN;
@@ -127,12 +127,16 @@ void ESP32InternalGPIOPin::pin_mode(gpio::Flags flags) {
   } else if (flags & gpio::FLAG_PULLDOWN) {
     pull_mode = GPIO_PULLDOWN_ONLY;
   }
-  gpio_set_pull_mode(pin_, pull_mode);
+  gpio_set_pull_mode(this->get_pin_num(), pull_mode);
 }
 
-bool ESP32InternalGPIOPin::digital_read() { return bool(gpio_get_level(pin_)) != inverted_; }
-void ESP32InternalGPIOPin::digital_write(bool value) { gpio_set_level(pin_, value != inverted_ ? 1 : 0); }
-void ESP32InternalGPIOPin::detach_interrupt() const { gpio_intr_disable(pin_); }
+bool ESP32InternalGPIOPin::digital_read() {
+  return bool(gpio_get_level(this->get_pin_num())) != this->pin_flags_.inverted;
+}
+void ESP32InternalGPIOPin::digital_write(bool value) {
+  gpio_set_level(this->get_pin_num(), value != this->pin_flags_.inverted ? 1 : 0);
+}
+void ESP32InternalGPIOPin::detach_interrupt() const { gpio_intr_disable(this->get_pin_num()); }
 
 }  // namespace esp32
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/gpio.h b/esphome/components/esp32/gpio.h
index 0fefc1c058..565e276ea8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/gpio.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/gpio.h
@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace esp32 {
 
+// Static assertions to ensure our bit-packed fields can hold the enum values
+static_assert(GPIO_NUM_MAX <= 256, "gpio_num_t has too many values for uint8_t");
+static_assert(GPIO_DRIVE_CAP_MAX <= 4, "gpio_drive_cap_t has too many values for 2-bit field");
+
 class ESP32InternalGPIOPin : public InternalGPIOPin {
  public:
-  void set_pin(gpio_num_t pin) { pin_ = pin; }
-  void set_inverted(bool inverted) { inverted_ = inverted; }
-  void set_drive_strength(gpio_drive_cap_t drive_strength) { drive_strength_ = drive_strength; }
-  void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { flags_ = flags; }
+  void set_pin(gpio_num_t pin) { this->pin_ = static_cast<uint8_t>(pin); }
+  void set_inverted(bool inverted) { this->pin_flags_.inverted = inverted; }
+  void set_drive_strength(gpio_drive_cap_t drive_strength) {
+    this->pin_flags_.drive_strength = static_cast<uint8_t>(drive_strength);
+  }
+  void set_flags(gpio::Flags flags) { this->flags_ = flags; }
 
   void setup() override;
   void pin_mode(gpio::Flags flags) override;
@@ -21,17 +27,26 @@ class ESP32InternalGPIOPin : public InternalGPIOPin {
   std::string dump_summary() const override;
   void detach_interrupt() const override;
   ISRInternalGPIOPin to_isr() const override;
-  uint8_t get_pin() const override { return (uint8_t) pin_; }
-  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return flags_; }
-  bool is_inverted() const override { return inverted_; }
+  uint8_t get_pin() const override { return this->pin_; }
+  gpio::Flags get_flags() const override { return this->flags_; }
+  bool is_inverted() const override { return this->pin_flags_.inverted; }
+  gpio_num_t get_pin_num() const { return static_cast<gpio_num_t>(this->pin_); }
+  gpio_drive_cap_t get_drive_strength() const { return static_cast<gpio_drive_cap_t>(this->pin_flags_.drive_strength); }
 
  protected:
   void attach_interrupt(void (*func)(void *), void *arg, gpio::InterruptType type) const override;
 
-  gpio_num_t pin_;
-  gpio_drive_cap_t drive_strength_;
-  gpio::Flags flags_;
-  bool inverted_;
+  // Memory layout: 8 bytes total on 32-bit systems
+  // - 3 bytes for members below
+  // - 1 byte padding for alignment
+  // - 4 bytes for vtable pointer
+  uint8_t pin_;        // GPIO pin number (0-255, actual max ~54 on ESP32)
+  gpio::Flags flags_;  // GPIO flags (1 byte)
+  struct PinFlags {
+    uint8_t inverted : 1;        // Invert pin logic (1 bit)
+    uint8_t drive_strength : 2;  // Drive strength 0-3 (2 bits)
+    uint8_t reserved : 5;        // Reserved for future use (5 bits)
+  } pin_flags_;                  // Total: 1 byte
   // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
   static bool isr_service_installed;
 };