Laboratory/Blood Testing Centers
Lake Dallas, TX
Lab/Blood Testing Centers
Lake Dallas, TX
Accredited Drug Testing in Lake Dallas, Texas provides confidential laboratory analyzed testing services at our Lake Dallas, TX testing locations for medical and personal testing purposes for health, prevention and early detection of diseases. Patients can directly schedule a laboratory test including blood and urinalysis at multiple laboratory/blood testing centers in Lake Dallas, Texas and the surrounding areas. Same day service is available and most testing centers in the Lake Dallas, TX area are within minutes of your home or office.
1213 E TRINITY MILLS RD 1.6 miles
CARROLLTON, TX 75006
1837 W FRANKFORD RD STE 116 1.7 miles
CARROLLTON, TX 75007
1345 VALWOOD PKWY STE 306 2.3 miles
CARROLLTON, TX 75006
6300 Samuel Blvd Ste 114A 2.7 miles
Dallas, TX 75228
546 E Sandy Lake Rd Ste 120, 2.8 miles
Coppell, TX 75019
8787 N MACARTHUR BLVD STE 120 3.3 miles
IRVING, TX 75063
1017 W HEBRON PKWY 3.5 miles
CARROLLTON, TX 75010
2403 S STEMMONS FWY STE 103 3.6 miles
LEWISVILLE, TX 75067
751 HEBRON PKWY STE 100 3.6 miles
LEWISVILLE, TX 75057
2601 E BELT LINE RD 3.7 miles
CARROLLTON, TX 75006
171 N DENTON TAP RD STE 200 3.8 miles
COPPELL, TX 75019
4333 North Josey Lane Plaza II, Suite 105 3.9 miles
Carrollton, TX 75010
3015 RENAISSANCE DR 4.1 miles
DALLAS, TX 75287
7501 LAS COLINAS BLVD STE 100 4.5 miles
IRVING, TX 75063
7400 N MACARTHUR BLVD 4.7 miles
IRVING, TX 75063
3953 BELT LINE RD 4.8 miles
ADDISON, TX 75001
On-site only 4.8 miles
Irving, TX 75063
11498 LUNA RD STE 206 4.9 miles
DALLAS, TX 75234
5910 N MACARTHUR BLVD STE 133 4.9 miles
IRVING, TX 75039
3003 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY STE 100 5.0 miles
DALLAS, TX 75234
15810 MIDWAY RD 5.0 miles
ADDISON, TX 75001
11888 MARSH LN 5.8 miles
DALLAS, TX 75234
8925 STERLING ST STE 255 5.8 miles
IRVING, TX 75063
4727 FRANKFORD RD STE 409 6.2 miles
DALLAS, TX 75287
2355 E GRAPEVINE MILLS CIR 6.6 miles
GRAPEVINE, TX 76051
475 W. Elm 6.7 miles
LEWISVILLE, TX 75057
571 W MAIN ST STE 110 7.0 miles
LEWISVILLE, TX 75507
540 SURF ST 7.1 miles
LEWISVILLE, TX 75067
3800 MAIN ST STE 100 7.1 miles
THE COLONY, TX 75056
5917 BELT LINE RD 7.3 miles
DALLAS, TX 75254
14902 PRESTON RD STE 810 7.4 miles
DALLAS, TX 75254
14856 PRESTON RD STE 100 7.4 miles
DALLAS, TX 75254
500 N Valley Pkwy, Suite 110 7.6 miles
Lewisville, TX 75067
4707 STATE HIGHWAY 121 7.6 miles
THE COLONY, TX 75056
5151 State Highway 121 7.6 miles
The Colony, TX 75056
3600 Communications Pkwy, Ste 647 7.8 miles
Plano, TX 75093
18101 PRESTON RD STE 201 7.8 miles
DALLAS, TX 75252
5944 W PARKER RD STE 200 7.9 miles
PLANO, TX 75093
5000 MAIN ST STE 203 7.9 miles
THE COLONY, TX 75056
1559 W MAIN ST 7.9 miles
LEWISVILLE, TX 75067
5076 W PLANO PKWY 8.1 miles
PLANO, TX 75093
3501 N Macarthur Blvd Ste 310, 8.3 miles
Irving, TX 75062
6330 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY STE 130 8.4 miles
DALLAS, TX 75240
2940 N O CONNOR RD STE 117N 8.7 miles
IRVING, TX 75062
2434 FINLEY RD 8.7 miles
IRVING, TX 75062
4701 W PARK BLVD STE 206 9.0 miles
PLANO, TX 75093
1800 PRESTON PARK BLVD STE 102 9.0 miles
PLANO, TX 75093
1100 S MAIN ST STE D 9.1 miles
GRAPEVINE, TX 76051
600 W NORTHWEST HWY STE E 9.3 miles
GRAPEVINE, TX 76051
4001 Long Prairie Road, Suite 130 9.5 miles
Flowermound, TX 75028
2001 W AIRPORT FWY 9.6 miles
IRVING, TX 75062
12750 MERIT DR STE 770 9.7 miles
DALLAS, TX 75251
1302 LANE ST STE 800 9.7 miles
IRVING, TX 75061
245 E GRAUWYLER RD STE 122 9.8 miles
IRVING, TX 75061
1720 REGAL ROW STE 238 9.8 miles
DALLAS, TX 75235
1120 W CAMPBELL RD STE 109 9.8 miles
RICHARDSON, TX 75080
12221 MERIT DR STE 100 9.9 miles
DALLAS, TX 75251
3225 W AIRPORT FWY Ste 226 9.9 miles
IRVING, TX 75062
1650 W COLLEGE ST 9.9 miles
GRAPEVINE, TX 76051
1643 LANCASTER DR STE 223 9.9 miles
GRAPEVINE, TX 76051
6820 PRESTON RD 10.1 miles
PLANO, TX 75024
3801 W 15th St Ste 100, Building A 10.1 miles
Plano, TX 75075
11613 N Central Expwy, Suite 120 10.1 miles
Dallas, TX 75243
8222 DOUGLAS AVE STE 390 10.2 miles
DALLAS, TX 75225
1450 EMPIRE CENTRAL DR STE 100 10.5 miles
DALLAS, TX 75247
8267 ELMBROOK DR STE 100 10.7 miles
DALLAS, TX 75247
8100 JOHN W CARPENTER FWY STE 100 10.8 miles
DALLAS, TX 75247
551 Silicon Dr Ste 100 10.8 miles
Southlake, TX 76092
1555 W Mockingbird Lane Ste 202 11.0 miles
Dallas, TX 75235
2315 E SOUTHLAKE BLVD STE 110 11.1 miles
SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092
3821 W SPRING CREEK PKWY 11.1 miles
PLANO, TX 75023
1111 W MOCKINGBIRD LN PO BOX 910465 11.1 miles
DALLAS, TX 75247
6612 HARRY HINES BLVD 11.1 miles
DALLAS, TX 75235
5301 WILLIAM D TATE AVE 11.3 miles
GRAPEVINE, TX 76051
On-Site ONLY 11.4 miles
Plano, TX 75075
7502 GREENVILLE AVE 11.5 miles
DALLAS, TX 75231
5909 HARRY HINES BLVD 11.6 miles
DALLAS, TX 75390
401 W CAMPBELL RD 11.7 miles
RICHARDSON, TX 75080
1340 MAYO ST STE 185 STE 185 11.7 miles
IRVING, TX 75060
3141 IRVING BLVD STE 220 11.8 miles
DALLAS, TX 75247
13350 T I BLVD M.S. 327 11.8 miles
DALLAS, TX 75243
2920 N STEMMONS FWY 11.9 miles
DALLAS, TX 75247
2001 N COLLINS BLVD STE 105 11.9 miles
RICHARDSON, TX 75080
8501 JUSTIN RD 12.1 miles
DOUBLE OAK, TX 75077
1060 N MAIN ST STE 101A 12.1 miles
EULESS, TX 76039
5601 GREENVILLE AVE 12.2 miles
DALLAS, TX 75206
1750 ALMA RD STE 108 12.2 miles
RICHARDSON, TX 75081
2600 N STEMMONS FWY STE 162 12.4 miles
DALLAS, TX 75207
4501 Lemmon Ave 12.4 miles
Dallas, TX 75219
4844 GREENVILLE AVE 12.6 miles
DALLAS, TX 75206
6071 VILLAGE BEND DR APT 816 12.6 miles
DALLAS, TX 75206
5644 PRESTON RD 12.6 miles
FRISCO, TX 75034
9901 Royal Lane Ste 106 12.9 miles
Dallas, TX 75231
4617 N CENTRAL EXPY 13.1 miles
DALLAS, TX 75205
1715 ANALOG DR 13.2 miles
RICHARDSON, TX 75081
1778 N PLANO RD STE 114 13.3 miles
RICHARDSON, TX 75081
1810 N PLANO RD 13.3 miles
RICHARDSON, TX 75081
3304 ALMA DR 13.3 miles
PLANO, TX 75023
350 South Plano Road 13.4 miles
Richardson, TX 75081
720 E PARK BLVD STE 102 13.5 miles
PLANO, TX 75074
8200 STONEBROOK PKWY STE 100 13.5 miles
FRISCO, TX 75034
2030 G AVE STE 1102 13.5 miles
PLANO, TX 75074
6350 E Mockingbird Lane 13.7 miles
Dallas, TX 75214
7227 PRESTON RD 13.7 miles
FRISCO, TX 75034
8756 TEEL PKWY STE 350 13.7 miles
FRISCO, TX 75034
6000 Colleyville Blvd Ste 150 13.8 miles
Colleyville, TX 76034
2000 K AVE STE 206 13.9 miles
PLANO, TX 75074
5575 Warren Pkwy, Prof. Bldg I, Baylor Medical C 13.9 miles
Frisco, TX 75034
610 S INDUSTRIAL BLVD Ste 150 13.9 miles
EULESS, TX 76040
832 W SPRING CREEK PKWY STE 300A 14.0 miles
PLANO, TX 75023
301 W MAIN ST 14.1 miles
FRISCO, TX 75034
5315 ROSS AVE 14.3 miles
DALLAS, TX 75206
2045 N STATE HIGHWAY 360 STE 100B 14.3 miles
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050
2100 N STATE HIGHWAY 360 STE 1207 14.3 miles
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050
2525 E Abrams St 14.5 miles
Arlington, TX 76010
1111 JUPITER RD STE 100B 14.6 miles
PLANO, TX 75074
805 W NORTH CARRIER PKWY STE 260 14.7 miles
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050
1615 Hospital Pkwy, Suite 208 14.8 miles
Bedford, TX 76022
1600 HOSPITAL PKWY 14.8 miles
BEDFORD, TX 76022
3801 GASTON AVE STE 104 15.0 miles
DALLAS, TX 75246
701 COMMERCE ST STE 205 15.0 miles
DALLAS, TX 75202
1621 S JUPITER RD STE 101 15.1 miles
GARLAND, TX 75042
3600 GASTON AVE STE 707 15.1 miles
DALLAS, TX 75246
3900 Junius St, Ste 240 15.2 miles
Dallas, TX 75246
2696 W WALNUT ST 15.5 miles
GARLAND, TX 75042
325 N SHILOH RD #101 15.7 miles
GARLAND, TX 75042
325 N SHILOH RD STE 101 15.7 miles
GARLAND, TX 75042
13657 JUPITER RD 15.7 miles
DALLAS, TX 75238
4400 TEASLEY LN ST 200 15.7 miles
DENTON, TX 76210
214 W COLORADO BLVD 15.8 miles
DALLAS, TX 75208
2300 MARIE CURIE DR 15.9 miles
GARLAND, TX 75042
9330 POPPY DR STE 100 15.9 miles
DALLAS, TX 75218
2301 FOREST LN Ste 100 16.1 miles
GARLAND, TX 75042
400 MID CITIES BLVD 16.2 miles
HURST, TX 76054
1218 W MCDERMOTT DR 16.2 miles
ALLEN, TX 75013
2046 FOREST LN STE 180 16.3 miles
GARLAND, TX 75042
10611 Garland Rd STE 112 16.3 miles
Dallas, TX 75218
2160 E LAMAR BLVD 16.7 miles
ARLINGTON, TX 76006
2817 S Mayhill Rd, Suite 130 16.9 miles
Denton, TX 76208
3331 COLORADO BLVD 17.2 miles
DENTON, TX 76210
1501 NORTHWEST HWY 17.6 miles
GARLAND, TX 75041
260 N Rufe Snow Dr, 17.6 miles
Keller, TX 76248
1101 Raintree Cir, Suite 100 17.6 miles
Allen, TX 75013
16151 ELDORADO PKWY 17.9 miles
FRISCO, TX 75035
2701 OSLER DR,STE 2 17.9 miles
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75051
8713 AIRPORT FWY STE 318 18.0 miles
FORT WORTH, TX 76180
9001 BOULEVARD 26 18.0 miles
NORTH RICHLAND, TX 76180
1300 N CENTRAL EXPY 18.0 miles
PLANO, TX 75074
7145 N GEORGE BUSH HWY 18.2 miles
GARLAND, TX 75044
951 W PIPELINE RD STE 320 18.3 miles
HURST, TX 76053
4308 BLACKHEATH RD 18.5 miles
DALLAS, TX 75227
902 W Randol Mill, Suite 100 18.8 miles
Arlington, TX 76012
104 S Main St 19.0 miles
Keller, TX 76248
4928 SAMUELL BLVD 19.2 miles
MESQUITE, TX 75149
4401 BOOTH CALLOWAY RD 19.2 miles
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180
720 S MAIN ST 19.2 miles
KELLER, TX 76248
623 W MAIN ST 19.4 miles
ARLINGTON, TX 76010
3500 INTERSTATE 30 STE E100 19.4 miles
MESQUITE, TX 75150
4109 CAGLE DR STE A 19.4 miles
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180
3230 I- 30 East, Suite 101 19.5 miles
Mesquite, TX 75150
1900 OATES DR Ste 100 19.6 miles
MESQUITE, TX 75150
912 E PARK ROW DR 19.8 miles
ARLINGTON, TX 76010
3220 GUS THOMASSON RD STE 226 20.4 miles
MESQUITE, TX 75150
2810 S HARDIN BLVD 20.5 miles
MCKINNEY, TX 75070
1661 EASTCHASE PKWY 20.5 miles
FORT WORTH, TX 76120
608 N Bell Ave Ste A 20.7 miles
DENTON, TX 76209
511 E INTERSTATE 20 21.0 miles
ARLINGTON, TX 76018
5520 S WESTMORELAND RD STE 200 21.3 miles
DALLAS, TX 75237
5201 S WESTMORELAND RD 21.3 miles
DALLAS, TX 75237
1280 N TOWN EAST BLVD 21.3 miles
MESQUITE, TX 75150
4510 Medical Center Dr, Ste 310 21.3 miles
McKinney, TX 75069
4510 MEDICAL CENTER DR STE 212 21.3 miles
MCKINNEY, TX 75069
2436 S INTERSTATE 35 E STE 336 21.4 miles
DENTON, TX 76205
2520 W INTERSTATE 20 21.4 miles
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75052
4343 W CAMP WISDOM RD STE 213 21.4 miles
DALLAS, TX 75237
1501 N ELM ST 21.4 miles
DENTON, TX 76201
814 E CAMP WISDOM RD 21.4 miles
DUNCANVILLE, TX 75116
725 S INTERSTATE 35 E STE 188 21.5 miles
DENTON, TX 76205
3000 N INTERSTATE 35 21.5 miles
DENTON, TX 76201
2501 W OAK ST 21.8 miles
DENTON, TX 76201
1920 W ELDORADO PKWY 21.8 miles
MC KINNEY, TX 75069
7630 N Beach St, Suite 156 21.9 miles
Fort Worth, TX 76137
565 W INTERSTATE 30 21.9 miles
GARLAND, TX 75043
407 W INTERSTATE 30 21.9 miles
GARLAND, TX 75043
555 W INTERSTATE 30 21.9 miles
GARLAND, TX 75043
2401 WESTPORT PKWY STE 140 22.1 miles
FORT WORTH, TX 76177
3529 Heritage Trace Parkway, Suite 133 22.2 miles
Keller, TX 76244
5224 S State Highway 360, Suite 225 22.4 miles
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
3535 S INTERSTATE 35 E STE 111 22.5 miles
DENTON, TX 76210
3537 S INTERSTATE 35 E Ste 111 22.5 miles
DENTON, TX 76210
3500 W WHEATLAND RD 22.5 miles
DALLAS, TX 75237
951 YORK DR STE 105 22.6 miles
DESOTO, TX 75115
39769 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY 22.6 miles
DALLAS, TX 75237
3430 W Wheatland Rd, Ste 224 22.6 miles
Dallas, TX 75237
2727 Bolton Boone Dr, Suite 106 22.6 miles
Desoto, TX 75115
3751 S INTERSTATE 35 E 22.7 miles
DENTON, TX 76210
4060 SANDSHELL DR 23.0 miles
FORT WORTH, TX 76137
3645 WESTERN CENTER BLVD 23.1 miles
FORT WORTH, TX 76137
130 S CENTRAL EXPY 23.1 miles
MCKINNEY, TX 75070
3629 WESTERN CENTER BLVD STE 221 23.1 miles
FORT WORTH, TX 76137
4234 N INTERSTATE 35 23.1 miles
DENTON, TX 76207
4545 MATLOCK RD STE 103 23.2 miles
ARLINGTON, TX 76018
809 N CENTRAL EXPY 23.3 miles
MCKINNEY, TX 75070
7232 NORTH FWY 23.6 miles
FORT WORTH, TX 76137
3645 N BEACH ST 23.8 miles
FORT WORTH, TX 76137
1515 HERITAGE DR, STE 100 23.9 miles
MCKINNEY, TX 75069
7383 Bonnie View Rd 24.0 miles
Dallas, TX 75241
4801 S COOPER ST 24.2 miles
ARLINGTON, TX 76017
5201 S COOPER ST 24.4 miles
ARLINGTON, TX 76017
6800 SCENIC DR 24.5 miles
ROWLETT, TX 75088
910 W UNIVERSITY DR 24.5 miles
MCKINNEY, TX 75069
5405 S COOPER ST 24.6 miles
ARLINGTON, TX 76017
1510 N HAMPTON RD STE 260 24.6 miles
DESOTO, TX 75115
9812 LAKEVIEW PKWY #102 24.7 miles
ROWLETT, TX 75088
9824 Lakeview Pkwy, Suite 200 24.7 miles
Rowlett, TX 75088
Testing services include physician referral, collection of the specimen, complete laboratory analysis and confidential and secure result reporting.
Common Lab/Blood Tests Performed in Lake Dallas, TX Include:
- Lipid/Cholesterol Test
- STD Testing
- Diabetes Testing
- Thyroid Testing
- Hemoglobin A1C Testing
- Complete Blood Count (CBC) Testing
- Hepatitis Testing
- Basic Metabolic Testing
- Liver Function Testing
- Hormone Testing
** Patients who have high insurance deductibles, co-pays or do not have insurance can access important health and wellness testing by scheduling/Ordering a confidential clinical test through Accredited Drug Testing By Phone or On-line.
The process to schedule a lab/blood test in Lake Dallas, Texas is fast and easy!
Step 1: Schedule/Order your test online at www.accrediteddrugtesting.com/lab-test-order or call our scheduling department at 800-221-4291. You do not need to visit a doctor to order a test.
Step 2: Provide confidential and secure patient information including the type of test, zip code of the location area you would like to take the test, make payment and you will receive a patient registration form by email where you can immediately proceed to the testing center. Same day service is available. Your test registration pass will have the testing location address and hours of operation.
Step 3: After your test has been analyzed by one of our national CLIA and FDA certified laboratories (Quest/ LabCorp) your results will be sent through a confidential, secure and encrypted portal to the email address that you provided. In the event that the test is non-negative, abnormal or other circumstances, a consultation with the referring physician is available.
Blood Testing Lake Dallas, Texas
A blood test performed in Lake Dallas, TX is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or via fingerprick. Multiple tests for specific blood components, such as a glucose test or a cholesterol test, are often grouped together into one test panel called a blood panel or blood work. Blood tests are often used in health care to determine physiological and biochemical states, such as disease, mineral content, pharmaceutical drug effectiveness, and organ function. Typical clinical blood panels include a basic metabolic panel or a complete blood count. Blood tests are also used in drug tests to detect drug abuse.
A basic metabolic panel measures sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), magnesium, creatinine, glucose, and sometimes calcium. Tests that focus on cholesterol levels can determine LDL and HDL cholesterol levels, as well as triglyceride levels.
Some tests, such as those that measure glucose or a lipid profile, require fasting (or no food consumption) eight to twelve hours prior to the drawing of the blood sample.
For the majority of tests, blood is usually obtained from the patient's vein. Other specialized tests, such as the arterial blood gas test, require blood extracted from an artery. Blood gas analysis of arterial blood is primarily used to monitor carbon dioxide and oxygen levels related to pulmonary function, but is also used to measure blood pH and bicarbonate levels for certain metabolic conditions.[While the regular glucose test is taken at a certain point in time, the glucose tolerance test involves repeated testing to determine the rate at which glucose is processed by the body.
Laboratory Testing In Lake Dallas, Texas
Our laboratory testing locations in Lake Dallas, TX provide a wide range of certified laboratory test analysis. Some test results can be affected by certain foods and medications. For this reason, people may be asked to not eat or drink for several hours before a laboratory test or to delay taking medications until after the test.
Common Lab Tests Performed at our Lake Dallas, Texas Testing Facilities Include:
- Complete Blood Count. This test, also known as a CBC, is the most common blood test performed.
- Prothrombin Time. Also known as PT and Pro Time, this test measures how long it takes blood to clot.
- Basic Metabolic Panel.
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel.
- Lipid Panel.
- Liver Panel.
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone.
- Hemoglobin A1C.
All laboratory testing that is performed on humans in the United States (except testing done in clinical trials and other types of human research) is regulated through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), which were passed by Congress in 1988. The CLIA laboratory certification program is administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in conjunction with the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CLIA ensures that laboratory staff are appropriately trained and supervised and that testing laboratories have quality control programs in place so that test results are accurate and reliable.
STD Testing Lake Dallas, Texas
Our local Lake Dallas, Texas STD testing centers provide multiple STD tests for individuals who may have been exposed to or showing symptoms of an STD. Millions of Americans have some form of an STD and our testing is provided in a confidential manner. STD tests may be ordered for one specific type of test or you may order a multiple panel test which includes several STD tests. STD stands for Sexually Transmitted Disease, also known as STI or Sexually Transmitted Infection, meaning that these diseases are most often, but not exclusively, spread by sexual intercourse.
STDs are passed from one person to another through sexual activity which can include vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse and/or anal intercourse. Though not as common, STDs can also be transmitted through intimate physical contact such as heavy petting.
STDs do not always cause symptoms, or they may only cause mild symptoms. This makes it very possible to have an infection and not know it. Therefore, if you are sexually active it is important to get tested at least once a year.
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Local Area Info: Dallas
Dallas , officially the City of Dallas, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Dallas County, with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With an estimated 2017 population of 1,341,075, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. It is also the eighteenth most-populous city in North America as of 2015. Located in North Texas, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. It is the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country at 7.3 million people as of 2017. The city's combined statistical area is the seventh-largest in the U.S. as of 2017, with 7,846,293 residents.
Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas's prominence as a transportation hub, with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it. Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port, due to the convergence of major railroad lines, interstate highways and the construction of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.
A "beta(+)" global city, the economy of Dallas has been considered diverse with dominant sectors including defense, financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and transportation. Dallas is home to 9 Fortune 500 companies within the city limits. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex hosts additional Fortune 500 companies, including American Airlines (Fort Worth), ExxonMobil (Irving) and J. C. Penney (Plano). Over 41 colleges and universities are in its metropolitan area which is the most of any metropolitan area in Texas. The city has a population from a myriad of ethnic and religious backgrounds and the sixth-largest LGBT population in the United States as of 2016. WalletHub named Dallas the fifth most-diverse city in the U.S. in 2018.