Norphlet is a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States.

The name of the town was misspelled by the Postal Department when the Post Office was created.

The word, Nauphlet, was written in long hand and looked like Norphlet to the people in the Postal Department.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.

There were 343 housing units at an average density of 166.1 per square mile (64.1/km2).

22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.